head to head
vs
Nancy Drew: Midnight in SalemvsThe Secret of Monkey Island
Nancy Drew: Midnight in Salem leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Secret of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Nancy Drew: Midnight in SalemThe 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.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
The Secret of Monkey Island leans harder on optimization: Correct item combinations and dialogue chains fully determine progress
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.