head to head
vs
ChronologyvsSuper Paper Mario
Chronology leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Super Paper Mario leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
ChronologySuper Paper Mario
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Super Paper Mario leans harder on variance: Dimension-flip secrets are scripted-but-unknown until found
Optimization6 vs 6
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.