head to head
vs
I Spy FantasyvsTales of Monkey Island
I Spy Fantasy leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Tales of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
I Spy FantasyTales of Monkey Island
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
I Spy Fantasy leans harder on execution: Clicking found objects, no dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Tales of Monkey Island leans harder on optimization: Episodic inventory puzzles each have one intended solution.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.