Building comparison
head to head
HobvsSuper Mario 3D Land
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Hob
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
Wordless action-adventure where you rearrange a broken mechanical world.
Super Mario 3D Land
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A bite-sized 3D Mario that compresses Galaxy-style level design into linear handheld courses.
Hob leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario 3D Land leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
HobSuper Mario 3D Land
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Super Mario 3D Land leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Hob
Dodge-roll combat and platforming with moderate timing
Super Mario 3D Land
3D jumps and special-world remixes need clean control
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Hob
Creatures attack on fixed patterns
Super Mario 3D Land
Scripted enemies and bosses only
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Hob
World secrets unknown until uncovered
Super Mario 3D Land
Star coin locations hidden on first pass
Optimization6 vs 5
Hob leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Hob
World-transforming puzzles and upgrade routing carry the game
Super Mario 3D Land
Star coin collection and power-up management are solvable
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.