head to head
vs
Super Paper MariovsWhite Shadows
Super Paper Mario leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); White Shadows leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Super Paper MarioWhite Shadows
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 2
White Shadows leans harder on variance: First-run surprises only; everything is fixed
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.