head to head
vs
IcovsSuper Paper Mario
Ico leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Super Paper Mario leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
IcoSuper Paper Mario
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Super Paper Mario leans harder on execution: Light platforming demands, well below mainline Mario
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Ico leans harder on optimization: Escort routing and environmental puzzle solving
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.