Building comparison
head to head
Super Mario OdysseyvsWolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Super Mario Odyssey
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A 3D platformer whose joy lives in tight movement and capture-driven traversal.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Faster, harder Wolfenstein blending pulp story with brutal shootouts.
Super Mario Odyssey leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Super Mario OdysseyWolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Super Mario Odyssey leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Super Mario Odyssey
Precise platforming and capture-move tech ceiling.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Aggressive dual-wield combat punishes sloppy aim.
Reads0 vs 1
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Super Mario Odyssey
No adaptive opponents whatsoever.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Enemies scripted in arena waves.
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Super Mario Odyssey
Almost no randomness in level design.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Minimal randomness.
Optimization5 vs 4
Super Mario Odyssey leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Super Mario Odyssey
Moon routes and movement tech learnable.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Weapon upgrades and contraptions modest.
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.