head to head
vs
Sonic GenerationsvsSuper Mario 64
Sonic Generations leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario 64 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Sonic GenerationsSuper Mario 64
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Super Mario 64 leans harder on variance: Star locations and level layouts are fixed once seen
Optimization6 vs 5
Sonic Generations leans harder on optimization: S-ranks come from memorising optimal routes and shortcuts
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.