Building comparison
head to head
New Super Mario Bros. U DeluxevsSuper Mario Odyssey
Super Mario Odyssey asks more than New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, and the gap is optimization.
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A classic 2D Mario platformer rewarding tight jump execution above all.
Super Mario Odyssey
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A 3D platformer whose joy lives in tight movement and capture-driven traversal.
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Odyssey leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
New Super Mario Bros. U DeluxeSuper Mario Odyssey
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
precise jump and platforming execution
Super Mario Odyssey
Precise platforming and capture-move tech ceiling.
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
fixed enemy patterns, no adaptation
Super Mario Odyssey
No adaptive opponents whatsoever.
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
minor enemy placement randomness
Super Mario Odyssey
Almost no randomness in level design.
Optimization3 vs 5
Super Mario Odyssey leans clearly harder on optimization.
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
level routing for speed/collectibles
Super Mario Odyssey
Moon routes and movement tech learnable.
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.