Building comparison
head to head
Colin McRae Rally 04vsSuper Mario Odyssey
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is variance, and it is a single point.
Colin McRae Rally 04
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Committed rally driving where memorised stages meet precise throttle-and-slide control.
Super Mario Odyssey
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A 3D platformer whose joy lives in tight movement and capture-driven traversal.
Colin McRae Rally 04 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Odyssey leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Colin McRae Rally 04Super 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.
Colin McRae Rally 04
Millisecond car control on loose surfaces is the whole 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.
Colin McRae Rally 04
Solo against the stage clock
Super Mario Odyssey
No adaptive opponents whatsoever.
Variance2 vs 1
Colin McRae Rally 04 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Colin McRae Rally 04
Damage and surface conditions add minor unknowns
Super Mario Odyssey
Almost no randomness in level design.
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Colin McRae Rally 04
Setup tuning and stage memorisation compound lap time
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.