head to head
vs
CelestevsSuper Mario Odyssey
Celeste leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Odyssey leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
CelesteSuper Mario Odyssey
Axis by axis
Execution10 vs 8
Celeste leans harder on execution: Pixel-perfect dashes and wavedashes are the entire skill.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Super Mario Odyssey leans harder on variance: Almost no randomness in level design.
Optimization4 vs 5
Super Mario Odyssey leans harder on optimization: Moon routes and movement tech learnable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.