Building comparison
head to head
RochardvsSuper Paper Mario
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Rochard
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
Solving fixed gravity-manipulation puzzles with light physics platforming.
Super Paper Mario
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
A puzzle-leaning platformer testing perspective-flip problem solving more than reflexes.
Rochard leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Super Paper Mario leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
RochardSuper Paper Mario
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Rochard
Light platforming and aimed throws, rarely demanding
Super Paper Mario
Light platforming demands, well below mainline Mario
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 Paper Mario
Enemies follow simple fixed patterns, no adaptation
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 Paper Mario
Dimension-flip secrets are scripted-but-unknown until found
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Rochard
Gravity-manipulation puzzles each have a findable solution
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.