head to head
vs
Hand Simulator: SurvivalvsYs VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
Hand Simulator: Survival leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Hand Simulator: SurvivalYs VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Hand Simulator: Survival leans harder on reads: Other players exist but combat is chaotic, not modeling
Variance4 vs 2
Hand Simulator: Survival leans harder on variance: Physics chaos and spawns create unpredictable situations
Optimization4 vs 5
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA leans harder on optimization: Element weakness matching and party comp planning reward systematic play
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.