head to head
vs
Super Mario 64vsThe NewZealand Story
Super Mario 64 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The NewZealand Story leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Super Mario 64The NewZealand Story
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Super Mario 64 leans harder on execution: Perfect analog inputs trivialise precise jumps, dives and wall-kicks
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
The NewZealand Story leans harder on variance: Vehicle and pickup spawns add mild luck.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.