Building comparison
head to head
PsychonautsvsRez Infinite
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Psychonauts
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Moderate platforming execution through inventive but fixed mental levels.
Rez Infinite
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Rhythmic target-locking down fixed rails with learnable scoring routes.
Psychonauts leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Rez Infinite leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
PsychonautsRez Infinite
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Psychonauts
Platforming and psychic combat need moderate precision
Rez Infinite
Target locking on rhythm carries the score chase
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Psychonauts
Mental-world enemies follow fixed behaviours
Rez Infinite
Rail enemies are fully scripted
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Psychonauts
Level layouts are fixed and quickly known
Rez Infinite
Fixed sequences - nothing random after one run
Optimization4 vs 4
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Psychonauts
Collectible routing and power upgrades add light planning
Rez Infinite
Scoring routes and chain patterns are learnable per area
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.