head to head
vs
CreaksvsProfessor Layton and the Curious Village
Creaks leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Professor Layton and the Curious Village leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
CreaksProfessor Layton and the Curious Village
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Creaks leans harder on execution: light timing on monster movement
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Professor Layton and the Curious Village leans harder on variance: Puzzle answers are hidden until reasoned out, then fixed
Optimization8 vs 8
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.