head to head
vs
Kathy RainvsThe Curse of Monkey Island
Kathy Rain leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Curse of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Kathy RainThe Curse of Monkey Island
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Kathy Rain leans harder on execution: No physical demands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.