head to head
vs
QWOPvsSuper Mario Odyssey
QWOP leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Odyssey leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
QWOPSuper Mario Odyssey
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
QWOP leans harder on execution: Perfect inputs literally are the entire game
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Super Mario Odyssey leans harder on optimization: Moon routes and movement tech learnable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.