Building comparison
head to head
Red Dead Redemption 2vsSuper Paper Mario
Super Paper Mario asks more than Red Dead Redemption 2, and the gap is optimization.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A cinematic open-world western leaning on shooting feel and atmosphere.
Super Paper Mario
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
A puzzle-leaning platformer testing perspective-flip problem solving more than reflexes.
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Paper Mario leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Red Dead Redemption 2Super Paper Mario
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Gunplay and Dead Eye reward aim and timing.
Super Paper Mario
Light platforming demands, well below mainline Mario
Reads1 vs 0
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Enemies use scripted AI patterns, not adaptation.
Super Paper Mario
Enemies follow simple fixed patterns, no adaptation
Variance2 vs 1
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Some hunting and weather randomness, lightly hidden.
Super Paper Mario
Dimension-flip secrets are scripted-but-unknown until found
Optimization4 vs 6
Super Paper Mario leans clearly harder on optimization.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Loadouts and routes solvable but loose.
Super Paper Mario
Solving levels via the 2D/3D flip mechanic is the core test
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.