head to head
vs
King's Quest II: Romancing the ThronevsMonkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
King's Quest II: Romancing the ThroneMonkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
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.
Variance3 vs 2
King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne leans harder on variance: Unforeshadowed deaths and hidden items punish first-timers
Optimization7 vs 8
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge leans harder on optimization: Multi-step puzzle chains reward systematic item and dialogue mapping
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.