head to head
vs
Alien vs. Predator (1994)vsDemon's Souls
Alien vs. Predator (1994) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Demon's Souls leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Alien vs. Predator (1994)Demon's Souls
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Demon's Souls leans harder on optimization: Builds, routes and learned movesets are fully solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.