Building comparison
head to head
Son SonvsSuper Mario Odyssey
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Son Son
Execution · Pure Mechanics
An auto-scrolling lane shooter testing quick repositioning against memorised waves.
Super Mario Odyssey
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A 3D platformer whose joy lives in tight movement and capture-driven traversal.
Son Son leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Odyssey leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Son SonSuper Mario Odyssey
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Super Mario Odyssey leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Son Son
Lane-switching and shooting under auto-scroll pressure is everything
Super Mario Odyssey
Precise platforming and capture-move tech ceiling.
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Son Son
Enemy waves arrive on fixed schedules
Super Mario Odyssey
No adaptive opponents whatsoever.
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Son Son
Occasional random bamboo bonuses, otherwise fully fixed
Super Mario Odyssey
Almost no randomness in level design.
Optimization4 vs 5
Super Mario Odyssey leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Son Son
Learning wave layouts and fruit triggers maximises survival
Super Mario Odyssey
Moon routes and movement tech learnable.
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.