head to head
vs
Dark Souls IIIvsMandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
Dark Souls III leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dark Souls IIIMandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
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
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree leans harder on variance: Minor randomness in drops and encounters
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.