head to head
vs
Demon's SoulsvsDevil May Cry 5
Demon's Souls leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Devil May Cry 5 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Demon's SoulsDevil May Cry 5
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 9
Devil May Cry 5 leans harder on execution: Three movesets and Royal Guard frames set a towering ceiling
Reads1 vs 0
Demon's Souls leans harder on reads: Invasions exist but bosses are scripted patterns.
Variance2 vs 1
Demon's Souls leans harder on variance: World tendency and upgrade drops add mild noise.
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.