head to head
vs
Sally FacevsTales of Monkey Island
Sally Face leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Tales of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Sally FaceTales of Monkey Island
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Sally Face leans harder on execution: Walking and clicking with no dexterity demands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Sally Face leans harder on variance: Mystery beats are hidden information until revealed
Optimization5 vs 5
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.