head to head
vs
Grim FandangovsQuern - Undying Thoughts
Grim Fandango leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Quern - Undying Thoughts leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Grim FandangoQuern - Undying Thoughts
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Grim Fandango leans harder on variance: A few timed sequences add minor uncertainty but nothing critical
Optimization8 vs 9
Quern - Undying Thoughts leans harder on optimization: Myst-style mechanism puzzles are pure deduction
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.