head to head
Mirror's Edge CatalystvsSuper Mario 64
Mirror's Edge Catalyst leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario 64 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Mirror's Edge CatalystSuper Mario 64
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Mirror's Edge Catalyst leans harder on optimization: Time trials reward optimal route discovery
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

