Building comparison
head to head
Blasphemous 2vsDark Souls II
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Blasphemous 2
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Sequel sharpening the penitent metroidvania formula with three distinct weapons.
Dark Souls II
Execution · Practiced Mastery
The divisive middle Souls game, slower and stat-heavier than its siblings.
Blasphemous 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Dark Souls II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Blasphemous 2Dark Souls II
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Blasphemous 2
Multi-weapon combat timing and platforming challenges
Dark Souls II
stamina and adaptability-gated dodge timing
Reads1 vs 1
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Blasphemous 2
Scripted boss movesets, never adaptive
Dark Souls II
invasions add rare human mind games
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Blasphemous 2
Fixed world with hidden secrets
Dark Souls II
fixed world, known after one trip
Optimization7 vs 7
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Blasphemous 2
Weapon choice, altarpiece builds, and routing
Dark Souls II
builds and boss patterns reward study
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.