Building comparison
head to head
Rayman OriginsvsSon Son
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Rayman Origins
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A hand-animated revival of Rayman's 2D platforming.
Son Son
Execution · Pure Mechanics
An auto-scrolling lane shooter testing quick repositioning against memorised waves.
Rayman Origins leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Son Son leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Rayman OriginsSon Son
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Rayman Origins
Fluid run-jump-glide chains
Son Son
Lane-switching and shooting under auto-scroll pressure is everything
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Rayman Origins
Scripted enemies
Son Son
Enemy waves arrive on fixed schedules
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Rayman Origins
Deterministic levels
Son Son
Occasional random bamboo bonuses, otherwise fully fixed
Optimization4 vs 4
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Rayman Origins
Lum routing for perfection
Son Son
Learning wave layouts and fruit triggers maximises survival
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.