head to head
vs
Blasphemous 2vsNinja Gaiden 4
Blasphemous 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Ninja Gaiden 4 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Blasphemous 2Ninja Gaiden 4
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Ninja Gaiden 4 leans harder on execution: Frame-tight dodges, parries and combo execution dominate every fight
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Blasphemous 2 leans harder on optimization: Weapon choice, altarpiece builds, and routing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.