head to head
vs
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight MysteryvsThe Curse of Monkey Island
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Curse of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight MysteryThe Curse 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.
Variance4 vs 3
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery leans harder on variance: Lycanthropy mystery conceals the truth until investigated.
Optimization6 vs 7
The Curse of Monkey Island leans harder on optimization: inventory logic puzzles are fully solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.