head to head
vs
Sherlock Holmes: The AwakenedvsThe Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Sherlock Holmes: The AwakenedThe Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened leans harder on execution: Walking and clicking through scenes, no twitch demands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened leans harder on variance: Clues are hidden information until each scene is searched
Optimization6 vs 6
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.