head to head
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
Story-driven action adventure carried by its banter more than its combat depth.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
Open-galaxy entry whose mobile combat outshines its exploration loop.
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mass Effect: Andromeda leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Mass Effect: Andromeda leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
third-person shooting with generous checkpoints
Mass Effect: Andromeda
jump-jet mobility raises the combat ceiling
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
enemies follow fixed behaviors
Mass Effect: Andromeda
kett follow fixed AI routines
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
story beats unknown only on first playthrough
Mass Effect: Andromeda
exploration surprises only on first visit
Mass Effect: Andromeda leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
ability priorities and huddle timing are light systems
Mass Effect: Andromeda
profile swapping and research crafting systems
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.