head to head
vs
Professor Layton and the Curious VillagevsReturn of the Tentacle
Professor Layton and the Curious Village leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Return of the Tentacle leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Professor Layton and the Curious VillageReturn of the Tentacle
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Return of the Tentacle leans harder on variance: Solutions are scripted-but-unknown until discovered
Optimization8 vs 7
Professor Layton and the Curious Village leans harder on optimization: Every brainteaser has one clean solvable answer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.