head to head
vs
Super Paper MariovsThe Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
Super Paper Mario leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Super Paper MarioThe Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Super Paper Mario leans harder on execution: Light platforming demands, well below mainline Mario
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.