head to head
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God of War IIvsSuper Mario 64
God of War II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario 64 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
God of War IISuper Mario 64
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
God of War II leans harder on optimization: Magic priorities, upgrades, and boss patterns are learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.