head to head
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Shooting Stars!vsSuper Mario Maker
Shooting Stars! leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Maker leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Shooting Stars!Super Mario Maker
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Shooting Stars! leans harder on variance: Randomized item drops shift each run heavily
Optimization5 vs 4
Shooting Stars! leans harder on optimization: Item synergies and survival routing 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.