Building comparison
head to head
Blasphemous 2vsLords of the Fallen (2023)
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.
Lords of the Fallen (2023)
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A souls-like won by parry timing and dual-realm build routing.
Blasphemous 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Lords of the Fallen (2023) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Blasphemous 2Lords of the Fallen (2023)
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
Lords of the Fallen (2023)
Souls-like timing, parry and dodge windows
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
Lords of the Fallen (2023)
Scripted bosses, no adaptation
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
Lords of the Fallen (2023)
Minor loot variance
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
Lords of the Fallen (2023)
Build, dual-realm routing, gear planning matter
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.