head to head
vs
Dark Souls IIIvsFinal Fantasy VII Rebirth
Dark Souls III leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Final Fantasy VII Rebirth leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dark Souls IIIFinal Fantasy VII Rebirth
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Dark Souls III leans harder on execution: fast roll timing against aggressive scripted bosses
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth leans harder on variance: Materia crafting and summon rolls carry minor RNG
Optimization7 vs 7
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.