head to head
Out There SomewherevsSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Out There Somewhere leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Out There SomewhereSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island leans harder on variance: Collectibles hidden only until found
Optimization7 vs 6
Out There Somewhere leans harder on optimization: Seeing the teleport solution is the puzzle's real lock
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

