head to head
vs
Rusted MossvsSuper Mario Maker
Rusted Moss leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Maker leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Rusted MossSuper Mario Maker
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Rusted Moss leans harder on reads: Bosses are scripted patterns, not adapting to you
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Rusted Moss leans harder on optimization: Upgrade routing and metroidvania traversal reward planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.