Building comparison
head to head
Sonic 3D BlastvsSuper Mario Galaxy
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Sonic 3D Blast
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Isometric movement control while herding Flickies along memorised routes.
Super Mario Galaxy
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Mid-demand 3D platforming execution across fixed gravity puzzles.
Sonic 3D Blast leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario Galaxy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Sonic 3D BlastSuper Mario Galaxy
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Sonic 3D Blast
Isometric momentum control and Flicky herding need precise movement
Super Mario Galaxy
Gravity-bending jumps need timing, though forgiving by Mario standards
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Sonic 3D Blast
Robotnik bosses run fixed patterns
Super Mario Galaxy
Bosses repeat fixed patterns - nothing adapts
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Sonic 3D Blast
Flicky and badnik placements never change
Super Mario Galaxy
Galaxies are scripted; surprises evaporate after one visit
Optimization4 vs 4
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Sonic 3D Blast
Routing each zone for Flickies and emeralds is learnable
Super Mario Galaxy
Star routes and comet challenges reward learned solutions
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.