head to head
vs
The Curse of Monkey IslandvsThe Excavation of Hob's Barrow
The Curse of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Excavation of Hob's Barrow leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The Curse of Monkey IslandThe Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow leans harder on execution: Pure point-and-click pacing
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.