Building comparison
head to head
Mirror's Edge CatalystvsMy Friend Pedro
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Mirror's Edge Catalyst
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Open-world reboot of Mirror's Edge centered on free-running across the city of Glass.
My Friend Pedro
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Balletic side-scrolling shooter about chaining stylish slow-motion gun acrobatics.
Mirror's Edge Catalyst leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); My Friend Pedro leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Mirror's Edge CatalystMy Friend Pedro
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Mirror's Edge Catalyst
Flow-state parkour with timing-based combat
My Friend Pedro
Slow-motion acrobatic gunplay rewards precise control
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Mirror's Edge Catalyst
Enemies are scripted obstacles
My Friend Pedro
Enemies are static placements
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Mirror's Edge Catalyst
Open world is static once explored
My Friend Pedro
Deterministic levels
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Mirror's Edge Catalyst
Time trials reward optimal route discovery
My Friend Pedro
Score-chasing optimal routes and trick chains
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.