head to head
vs
WRC 4vsYs VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
WRC 4 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
WRC 4Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
WRC 4 leans harder on execution: Precise car control on tricky stages is the entire skill
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
WRC 4 leans harder on variance: Surface and weather conditions add real uncertainty
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.