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Professor Layton and the Curious VillagevsReturn to Monkey Island
Professor Layton and the Curious Village leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Return to Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Professor Layton and the Curious VillageReturn to Monkey Island
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 1
Professor Layton and the Curious Village leans harder on variance: Puzzle answers are hidden until reasoned out, then fixed
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.