head to head
vs
Return of the TentaclevsThe Curse of Monkey Island
Return of the Tentacle leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Curse of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Return of the TentacleThe Curse of Monkey Island
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Return of the Tentacle leans harder on execution: Pointing and clicking 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.
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.