head to head
Nightmares from the Deep 3: Davy JonesvsThe Curse of Monkey Island
Nightmares from the Deep 3: Davy Jones leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Curse of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Nightmares from the Deep 3: Davy JonesThe Curse of Monkey Island
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Nightmares from the Deep 3: Davy Jones leans harder on execution: Clicking hidden objects has no physical ceiling
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
The Curse of Monkey Island leans harder on optimization: inventory logic puzzles are fully solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

