head to head
vs
Sonic FrontiersvsSuper Mario Galaxy
Sonic Frontiers leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario Galaxy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Sonic FrontiersSuper Mario Galaxy
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Super Mario Galaxy leans harder on execution: Gravity-bending jumps need timing, though forgiving by Mario standards
Reads1 vs 0
Sonic Frontiers leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.