Building comparison
head to head
Planet AlphavsSuper Mario 3D Land
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Planet Alpha
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A scripted puzzle-platformer testing light timing and one-time puzzle solving.
Super Mario 3D Land
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A bite-sized 3D Mario that compresses Galaxy-style level design into linear handheld courses.
Planet Alpha leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario 3D Land leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Planet AlphaSuper Mario 3D Land
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Planet Alpha
Chase sequences and stealth timing demand modest precision
Super Mario 3D Land
3D jumps and special-world remixes need clean 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.
Planet Alpha
Enemies follow fixed patrol scripts, no adaptation
Super Mario 3D Land
Scripted enemies and bosses only
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Planet Alpha
Everything is scripted; nothing random after one playthrough
Super Mario 3D Land
Star coin locations hidden on first pass
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Planet Alpha
Day-night puzzle solutions are fixed and learnable
Super Mario 3D Land
Star coin collection and power-up management are solvable
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.