Building comparison
head to head
ALTF4vsSuper Mario Odyssey
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is variance, and it is a single point.
ALTF4
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A permadeath precision runner about clearing trap-filled levels in one go.
Super Mario Odyssey
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A 3D platformer whose joy lives in tight movement and capture-driven traversal.
ALTF4 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Odyssey leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
ALTF4Super Mario Odyssey
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
ALTF4
Permadeath precision movement through traps is the entire test
Super Mario Odyssey
Precise platforming and capture-move tech ceiling.
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
ALTF4
Solo runner, no opponent
Super Mario Odyssey
No adaptive opponents whatsoever.
Variance2 vs 1
ALTF4 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
ALTF4
Traps fixed once learned
Super Mario Odyssey
Almost no randomness in level design.
Optimization4 vs 5
Super Mario Odyssey leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
ALTF4
Memorising trap layouts and clean lines through them
Super Mario Odyssey
Moon routes and movement tech learnable.
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.