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Demon's Souls cover artvsMonster Hunter Generations Ultimate cover art

Demon's SoulsvsMonster Hunter Generations Ultimate

Demon's Souls leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Demon's SoulsMonster Hunter Generations Ultimate

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate leans harder on variance: Desire-sensor loot rolls gate gear

Optimization7 vs 8

Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate leans harder on optimization: Weapon trees, hunter styles, and moveset knowledge dominate

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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