head to head
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Degrees of SeparationvsSuper Paper Mario
Degrees of Separation leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Super Paper Mario leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Degrees of SeparationSuper Paper Mario
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Super Paper Mario leans harder on execution: Light platforming demands, well below mainline Mario
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Degrees of Separation leans harder on optimization: Exploiting hot-cold boundary physics solves every puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.