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Professor Layton and the Diabolical BoxvsUtawarerumono
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Utawarerumono leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Professor Layton and the Diabolical BoxUtawarerumono
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Utawarerumono leans harder on variance: Minor hit rolls within known parameters
Optimization7 vs 6
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box leans harder on optimization: Each brainteaser has one clean logical solution to find
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.