Building comparison
head to head
New Super Mario Bros. UvsRed Dead Redemption 2
New Super Mario Bros. U asks more than Red Dead Redemption 2, and the gap is execution.
New Super Mario Bros. U
Execution · Practiced Mastery
The most demanding of the New Super Mario line, with brutal optional challenges.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A cinematic open-world western leaning on shooting feel and atmosphere.
New Super Mario Bros. U leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Red Dead Redemption 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
New Super Mario Bros. URed Dead Redemption 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 5
New Super Mario Bros. U leans clearly harder on execution.
New Super Mario Bros. U
Challenge modes demand tight, precise platforming
Red Dead Redemption 2
Gunplay and Dead Eye reward aim and timing.
Reads0 vs 1
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
New Super Mario Bros. U
All enemy behavior is scripted
Red Dead Redemption 2
Enemies use scripted AI patterns, not adaptation.
Variance1 vs 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
New Super Mario Bros. U
Deterministic level layouts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Some hunting and weather randomness, lightly hidden.
Optimization5 vs 4
New Super Mario Bros. U leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
New Super Mario Bros. U
Routing star coins and secret world shortcuts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Loadouts and routes solvable but loose.
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.