Building comparison
head to head
Jak IIvsSuper Mario 64 FPS
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Jak II
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Darker open-city sequel mixing platforming, gunplay, and infamous difficulty spikes.
Super Mario 64 FPS
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Familiar SM64 routing and movement re-tested with a gun in hand.
Jak II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario 64 FPS leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Jak IISuper Mario 64 FPS
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Jak II
Notoriously demanding missions and gunplay
Super Mario 64 FPS
Platform movement plus aiming carries every star
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Jak II
Guards and bosses are scripted
Super Mario 64 FPS
Recreated SM64 enemies follow original scripts
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Jak II
Fixed open city and missions
Super Mario 64 FPS
Levels are known quantities from the source game
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Jak II
Mission strategies and weapon usage
Super Mario 64 FPS
Star routing and movement tech are well-mapped territory
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.