head to head
Black Mirror II: Reigning EvilvsProfessor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Black Mirror II: Reigning Evil leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Black Mirror II: Reigning EvilProfessor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Black Mirror II: Reigning Evil leans harder on execution: no reflex demand, point-and-click paced
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box leans harder on variance: Puzzles are fixed; only their first encounter surprises
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.

