head to head
vs
Ghost Blade HDvsYs VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
Ghost Blade HD leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Ghost Blade HDYs VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Ghost Blade HD leans harder on execution: Dodging bullet-hell waves and aiming is the lead
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Ghost Blade HD leans harder on variance: Enemy waves fixed, minor spawn variation
Optimization5 vs 5
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.