head to head
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.

Optimization · Practiced Mastery
Open-world Wizarding World RPG about exploring Hogwarts and chaining spell combos.

Optimization · Pure Optimization
Zelda-style puzzle dungeons and exploration with low-pressure combat.
Hogwarts Legacy leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Star Fox Adventures leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Hogwarts Legacy leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Hogwarts Legacy
Spell combos and dodges at forgiving difficulty
Star Fox Adventures
Lock-on staff combat is deliberately forgiving
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Hogwarts Legacy
Enemies use fixed shield-and-attack scripts
Star Fox Adventures
Dinosaurs and bosses are Rare-scripted patterns
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Hogwarts Legacy
Little randomness beyond loot rolls
Star Fox Adventures
Dinosaur Planet is fixed and explorable
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Hogwarts Legacy
Talents, gear traits, and combo routing dominate
Star Fox Adventures
Zelda-style dungeon puzzles and item routing are the substance
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.