head to head
vs
Secret Files 3vsTales of Monkey Island
Secret Files 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Tales of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Secret Files 3Tales of Monkey Island
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Secret Files 3 leans harder on execution: No physical skill demand, point-and-click only.
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.