head to head
vs
Dark Souls IIIvsMonster Hunter Wilds
Dark Souls III leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Monster Hunter Wilds leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Dark Souls IIIMonster Hunter Wilds
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 3
Monster Hunter Wilds leans harder on variance: Weather cycles and decoration RNG
Optimization7 vs 8
Monster Hunter Wilds leans harder on optimization: Builds and monster knowledge trivialize hunts when mastered
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.