head to head
vs
Super Mario 64vsYooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
Super Mario 64 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Super Mario 64Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies
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.