Building comparison
head to head
Hitman: Codename 47vsThe Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Hitman: Codename 47
Optimization · Pure Optimization
The original stealth assassination sim where each mission is a clockwork puzzle.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Time-loop Zelda where mastering everyone's three-day schedule is the real puzzle.
Hitman: Codename 47 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Hitman: Codename 47The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Hitman: Codename 47
Stiff aiming and unforgiving stealth movement
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Standard Zelda combat demands
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Hitman: Codename 47
Guards follow fixed scripted patrols
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
NPCs run fixed clockwork schedules
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Hitman: Codename 47
First-run guard routes and triggers are unknown
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Schedules hidden until observed, then fully mappable
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Hitman: Codename 47
Learning the level clockwork is the whole game
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Three-day time loop rewards ruthless scheduling and routing
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.