head to head
vs
Picross 3D Round 2vsThe Longest Journey
Picross 3D Round 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Longest Journey leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Picross 3D Round 2The Longest Journey
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Picross 3D Round 2 leans harder on execution: Light stylus precision; mistakes cost time bonuses.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Picross 3D Round 2 leans harder on optimization: Carving blocks by pure numeric deduction is fully solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.