head to head
vs
The Curse of Monkey IslandvsThe Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
The Curse of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The Curse of Monkey IslandThe Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark leans harder on execution: Pointing and clicking, nothing more
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.