Building comparison
head to head
Blades of SteelvsResistance 2
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is variance, and it is a single point.
Blades of Steel
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Arcade hockey reflexes with light shot-angle guessing against human opponents.
Resistance 2
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Console shooter execution across scripted set pieces and once-massive human multiplayer.
Blades of Steel leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Resistance 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Blades of SteelResistance 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Blades of Steel
Skating, passing and shot timing decide every rush
Resistance 2
Weapon handling and boss dodging demand console-shooter precision
Reads4 vs 4
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Blades of Steel
Versus a human, goalie duels become guessing games
Resistance 2
60-player multiplayer rewarded reading humans; campaign Chimera don't adapt
Variance2 vs 1
Blades of Steel leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Blades of Steel
Fights and bounces add small arcade chaos
Resistance 2
Campaign encounters are set pieces
Optimization3 vs 4
Resistance 2 leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Blades of Steel
Angle exploits on the goalie are quickly mapped
Resistance 2
Exotic weapon choice and class co-op roles add planning
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.