head to head
vs
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and SpacevsTales of Monkey Island
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Tales of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and SpaceTales of Monkey Island
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Tales of Monkey Island leans harder on variance: Modern design telegraphs most puzzle information.
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.