head to head
vs
Mortal ShellvsYs IX: Monstrum Nox
Mortal Shell leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Ys IX: Monstrum Nox leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Mortal ShellYs IX: Monstrum Nox
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox leans harder on variance: Monstrum Gift and Grimwald Nox unlocks add marginal variance
Optimization6 vs 5
Mortal Shell leans harder on optimization: Shell choice and upgrade routing matter
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.