head to head
vs
Professor Layton and the Curious VillagevsZero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Professor Layton and the Curious Village leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Professor Layton and the Curious VillageZero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
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 3
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward leans harder on variance: Hidden partner allegiances and chromatic door codes obscure paths
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.