head to head
vs
Professor Layton and the Curious VillagevsRiven
Professor Layton and the Curious Village leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Riven leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Professor Layton and the Curious VillageRiven
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Professor Layton and the Curious Village leans harder on execution: Stylus taps only; no dexterity pressure at all
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Riven leans harder on optimization: Deciphering the world's logic is one giant solvable puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.