head to head
vs
Professor Layton and the Curious VillagevsThe Longest Journey
Professor Layton and the Curious Village leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Longest Journey leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Professor Layton and the Curious VillageThe Longest Journey
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 8
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.