head to head
vs
Grim FandangovsTouch Detective
Grim Fandango leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Touch Detective leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Grim FandangoTouch Detective
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Touch Detective leans harder on reads: No adaptive opponent in this mystery
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Grim Fandango leans harder on optimization: Surreal multi-act puzzle chains demand patient causal reasoning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.