Building comparison
head to head
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship EditionvsSuper Mario World
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A combat metroidvania testing precise platforming execution against fixed enemy patterns.
Super Mario World
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Precise jump execution across fixed levels with secrets to memorise.
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario World leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship EditionSuper Mario World
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Combo brawling and dimension-swap platforming demand tight inputs
Super Mario World
Perfect inputs trivialise every jump, spin and cape flight
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Enemies and bosses are colour-coded fixed patterns
Super Mario World
Scripted Koopas adapt to nothing
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Hand-built world with nothing random
Super Mario World
Levels are fixed; nothing hidden survives one playthrough
Optimization4 vs 4
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Ability-gated routing and upgrade order reward planning
Super Mario World
Secret exits and route knowledge add a modest solvable layer
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.