head to head
vs
Dark Souls IIIvsGran Turismo 2
Dark Souls III leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Gran Turismo 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dark Souls IIIGran Turismo 2
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Dark Souls III leans harder on execution: fast roll timing against aggressive scripted bosses
Reads1 vs 0
Dark Souls III leans harder on reads: PvP invasions exist but are optional
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.