head to head
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Mario & Luigi: Paper JamvsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Mario & Luigi: Paper JamSouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam leans harder on execution: Timed action commands reward but never gate progress
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam leans harder on optimization: Gear, badge and turn-order planning carries every fight
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.