head to head
vs
Solar AshvsSuper Mario Galaxy
Solar Ash leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Galaxy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Solar AshSuper Mario Galaxy
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Solar Ash leans harder on reads: Scripted bosses
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Super Mario Galaxy leans harder on optimization: Star routes and comet challenges reward learned solutions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.