head to head
vs
Mario Party 5vsR.E.P.O.
Mario Party 5 leans Variance (Pure Chaos); R.E.P.O. leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Mario Party 5R.E.P.O.
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Mario Party 5 leans harder on reads: Capsule throws invite light opponent targeting.
Variance8 vs 7
Mario Party 5 leans harder on variance: Capsule RNG and dice dominate results.
Optimization3 vs 5
R.E.P.O. leans harder on optimization: Route planning and extraction economy converge with experience
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.