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Professor Layton and the Curious VillagevsRiven: The Sequel to Myst
Professor Layton and the Curious Village leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Riven: The Sequel to Myst leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Professor Layton and the Curious VillageRiven: The Sequel to Myst
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 0
Professor Layton and the Curious Village leans harder on variance: Puzzle answers are hidden until reasoned out, then fixed
Optimization8 vs 9
Riven: The Sequel to Myst leans harder on optimization: pure logic-puzzle solving, walkthrough-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.