head to head
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The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance FloorvsYs VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance FloorYs VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA leans harder on reads: Enemies are fully scripted; Raid defence waves follow fixed patterns
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor leans harder on optimization: Party builds and ability-lane sequencing reward planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.