Building comparison
head to head
RochardvsSuper Mario 3D Land
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Rochard
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
Solving fixed gravity-manipulation puzzles with light physics platforming.
Super Mario 3D Land
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A bite-sized 3D Mario that compresses Galaxy-style level design into linear handheld courses.
Rochard leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario 3D Land leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
RochardSuper Mario 3D Land
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Super Mario 3D Land leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Rochard
Light platforming and aimed throws, rarely demanding
Super Mario 3D Land
3D jumps and special-world remixes need clean control
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Rochard
Guards follow simple scripts, never adapt
Super Mario 3D Land
Scripted enemies and bosses only
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Rochard
Puzzle rooms are fixed and visible
Super Mario 3D Land
Star coin locations hidden on first pass
Optimization6 vs 5
Rochard leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Rochard
Gravity-manipulation puzzles each have a findable solution
Super Mario 3D Land
Star coin collection and power-up management are solvable
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.