head to head
vs
Stellar BladevsYs VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
Stellar Blade leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Stellar BladeYs VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
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 VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA leans harder on variance: Loot from fishing and gathering adds light RNG to item acquisition
Optimization6 vs 5
Stellar Blade leans harder on optimization: Exospine builds, gear and moveset study reward preparation
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.