Building comparison
head to head
HomefrontvsSuper Mario Odyssey
Neither is simply harder - they are hard in different places. Homefront demands more reads; Super Mario Odyssey demands more execution.
Homefront
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Linear military FPS about resisting an occupation of the United States.
Super Mario Odyssey
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A 3D platformer whose joy lives in tight movement and capture-driven traversal.
Homefront leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Odyssey leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
HomefrontSuper Mario Odyssey
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 8
Super Mario Odyssey leans clearly harder on execution.
Homefront
Standard shooter gunplay carries the campaign
Super Mario Odyssey
Precise platforming and capture-move tech ceiling.
Reads2 vs 0
Homefront leans clearly harder on reads.
Homefront
Multiplayer adds some human prediction
Super Mario Odyssey
No adaptive opponents whatsoever.
Variance2 vs 1
Homefront leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Homefront
Scripted setpieces, little randomness
Super Mario Odyssey
Almost no randomness in level design.
Optimization3 vs 5
Super Mario Odyssey leans clearly harder on optimization.
Homefront
Modest loadout and map knowledge layer
Super Mario Odyssey
Moon routes and movement tech learnable.
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.