head to head
vs
BloodbornevsMortal Shell
Bloodborne leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mortal Shell leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
BloodborneMortal Shell
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Bloodborne leans harder on variance: Chalice dungeon layouts and drops add some randomness.
Optimization7 vs 6
Bloodborne leans harder on optimization: Builds, weapons, and boss patterns are studyable and 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.