head to head
vs
Demon's SoulsvsElden Ring
Demon's Souls leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Elden Ring leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Demon's SoulsElden Ring
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Elden Ring leans harder on execution: Dodge timing and weapon spacing carry every fight.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Elden Ring leans harder on optimization: Build crafting, routes, and boss patterns are deeply learnable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.