head to head
vs
Lovely PlanetvsSuper Mario Bros.
Lovely Planet leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Bros. leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Lovely PlanetSuper Mario Bros.
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Lovely Planet leans harder on execution: Perfect aim mid-jump at full speed is the entire test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 0
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Lovely Planet leans harder on optimization: Optimal lines and shot order set the time ceiling
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.