head to head
vs
In Sound MindvsSuper Paper Mario
In Sound Mind leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Super Paper Mario leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
In Sound MindSuper 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.
Variance2 vs 1
In Sound Mind leans harder on variance: Scares land once, then are known
Optimization6 vs 6
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.