Building comparison
head to head
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom BattlevsShin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Turn-based tactics where movement combos turn battles into solvable puzzles.
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Exploiting the press-turn system through demon fusion and weakness math.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom BattleShin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Turn-based; no dexterity gate
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Turn-based menus carry zero dexterity demands
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Enemy AI follows predictable rules
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Brutal bosses still run fixed scripts
Variance3 vs 3
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Hit chances are mostly deterministic percentages
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Unknown boss gimmicks and fusion luck sting first attempts
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Movement chains and team-jump routing are puzzle-solvable
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Press-turn exploitation and fusion planning decide everything
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.