head to head
vs
The Last DoorvsThe Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
The Last Door leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The Last DoorThe Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
The Last Door leans harder on execution: Low-res clicking demands nothing physically
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
The Last Door leans harder on variance: The cryptic story is hidden information revealed linearly
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.