head to head
vs
Hollow Knight: SilksongvsSuper Mario Odyssey
Hollow Knight: Silksong leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario Odyssey leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Hollow Knight: SilksongSuper Mario Odyssey
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Hollow Knight: Silksong leans harder on execution: Faster, harsher boss patterns demand sharper inputs
Reads1 vs 0
Hollow Knight: Silksong leans harder on reads: Enemies are scripted, not adaptive
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 5
Hollow Knight: Silksong leans harder on optimization: Tool builds and pattern mastery convert practice to wins
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.