head to head
vs
The Journey Down: Chapter OnevsThe Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
The Journey Down: Chapter One leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The Journey Down: Chapter OneThe Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
The Journey Down: Chapter One leans harder on execution: Pointing and clicking carries no physical test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition leans harder on optimization: Once solutions are known the game is fully solved
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.