Building comparison
head to head
PsychonautsvsSonic 3D Blast
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.
Sonic 3D Blast
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Isometric movement control while herding Flickies along memorised routes.
Psychonauts leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sonic 3D Blast leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
PsychonautsSonic 3D Blast
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
Sonic 3D Blast
Isometric momentum control and Flicky herding need precise movement
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
Sonic 3D Blast
Robotnik bosses run fixed patterns
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
Sonic 3D Blast
Flicky and badnik placements never change
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
Sonic 3D Blast
Routing each zone for Flickies and emeralds is 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.