Building comparison
head to head
Hard ResetvsSuper Mario 64
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Hard Reset
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Cyberpunk single-player arena shooter about blowing up robots with an upgradeable two-gun arsenal.
Super Mario 64
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A test of 3D movement control with a deep routing layer underneath.
Hard Reset leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario 64 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Hard ResetSuper Mario 64
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.
Hard Reset
Fast strafing, aim, and environmental shot timing
Super Mario 64
Perfect analog inputs trivialise precise jumps, dives and wall-kicks
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Hard Reset
Robot waves are scripted, never adaptive
Super Mario 64
Solo platformer - no adaptive opponent anywhere
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Hard Reset
Fixed arenas with minor spawn shuffle
Super Mario 64
Star locations and level layouts are fixed once seen
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Hard Reset
Weapon upgrade paths and explosive environment routing
Super Mario 64
Star routing and movement tech form a deep 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.