Building comparison
head to head
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMXvsSuper Mario Odyssey
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Trick execution and combo line planning across fixed BMX playgrounds.
Super Mario Odyssey
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A 3D platformer whose joy lives in tight movement and capture-driven traversal.
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Odyssey leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMXSuper Mario Odyssey
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Super Mario Odyssey leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX
Trick inputs, balance and landing timing are 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.
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX
No opponent - score attack against the course
Super Mario Odyssey
No adaptive opponents whatsoever.
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX
Levels are fixed playgrounds
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.
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX
Line planning and combo routing multiply scores
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.