head to head
vs
Assassin's Creed UnityvsMario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Assassin's Creed Unity leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Assassin's Creed UnityMario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time leans harder on execution: timed hit inputs require precision
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time leans harder on optimization: builds and turn strategy near-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.