head to head
vs
Demon's SoulsvsMonster Hunter Portable 3rd
Demon's Souls leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Monster Hunter Portable 3rd leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Demon's SoulsMonster Hunter Portable 3rd
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd leans harder on execution: Precise dodges and weapon timing decide hunts
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.