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Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's RevengevsThe Secret of Monkey Island
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Secret of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's RevengeThe Secret of Monkey Island
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
The Secret of Monkey Island leans harder on execution: Clicking inventory items demands no twitch skill whatsoever
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 2
The Secret of Monkey Island leans harder on variance: Some hidden items require exploration but solutions are invariant
Optimization8 vs 8
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.