head to head
vs
Alien SoldiervsSuper Mario Odyssey
Alien Soldier leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Odyssey leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Alien SoldierSuper Mario Odyssey
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Alien Soldier leans harder on execution: Frame-tight dodges across thirty-plus bosses
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Alien Soldier leans harder on optimization: Weapon loadout and moveset mastery 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.