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Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace AttorneyvsThe Sims
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Sims leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace AttorneyThe Sims
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
The Sims leans harder on execution: Clicking menus has no physical ceiling
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney leans harder on optimization: Logic puzzles and contradiction-spotting are fully 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.