Building comparison
head to head
Super Mario OdysseyvsWii Sports Resort
Neither is simply harder - they are hard in different places. Super Mario Odyssey demands more execution; Wii Sports Resort demands more reads.
Super Mario Odyssey
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A 3D platformer whose joy lives in tight movement and capture-driven traversal.
Wii Sports Resort
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Island-themed collection of twelve motion-controlled sports showcasing the Wii MotionPlus accessory.
Super Mario Odyssey leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Wii Sports Resort leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Super Mario OdysseyWii Sports Resort
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 6
Super Mario Odyssey leans clearly harder on execution.
Super Mario Odyssey
Precise platforming and capture-move tech ceiling.
Wii Sports Resort
MotionPlus precision in swordplay, archery and bowling
Reads0 vs 2
Wii Sports Resort leans clearly harder on reads.
Super Mario Odyssey
No adaptive opponents whatsoever.
Wii Sports Resort
Local versus duels involve mild feinting
Variance1 vs 2
Wii Sports Resort leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Super Mario Odyssey
Almost no randomness in level design.
Wii Sports Resort
Slight physics and CPU pattern randomness
Optimization5 vs 3
Super Mario Odyssey leans clearly harder on optimization.
Super Mario Odyssey
Moon routes and movement tech learnable.
Wii Sports Resort
Each event has small learnable technique optima
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.