head to head
vs
Super Mario 64vsWolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Super Mario 64 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Super Mario 64Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus leans harder on reads: Enemies scripted in arena waves.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Super Mario 64 leans harder on optimization: Star routing and movement tech form a deep solvable layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.