head to head
vs
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special EditionvsThe Silent Age
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Silent Age leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special EditionThe Silent Age
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
The Silent Age 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.
Optimization6 vs 5
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.