head to head

F-Zero GX cover artvsSuper Mario Odyssey cover art

F-Zero GXvsSuper Mario Odyssey

F-Zero GX leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Odyssey leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION9 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
F-Zero GXSuper Mario Odyssey

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 8

F-Zero GX leans harder on execution: Snaking and frame-tight control at absurd speeds

Reads1 vs 0

F-Zero GX leans harder on reads: No adaptive opposition

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 5

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.

full breakdown

F-Zero GX

full breakdown

Super Mario Odyssey