Head to head
Which one will break you first?
Two fingerprints on one grid. Both are scored through your profile, so this answers the question for you rather than for the average player.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is the harder of the two for you, by 2.1 points. The gap is widest on strategy, where Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition asks considerably more than Ghost of Tsushima. If you want the gentler run, start with Ghost of Tsushima.
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
GHOST OF TSUSHIMA
Parry windows are strict and stances are rock-paper-scissors against four enemy types. Lethal makes both sides die in two hits and turns duels into reading contests.
You will lose sometimes. You will not mind.
AGE OF EMPIRES II: DEFINITIVE EDITION
Build orders are the curve, and the campaigns teach almost none of what the game actually asks for. The hard AI does not forget its economy while it fights.
Sustained pressure. Progress is earned.