head to head
vs
Demon's SoulsvsSalt and Sanctuary
Demon's Souls leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Salt and Sanctuary leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Demon's SoulsSalt and Sanctuary
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Demon's Souls leans harder on execution: Stamina-timed dodges and parries punish sloppy hands.
Reads1 vs 2
Salt and Sanctuary leans harder on reads: Scripted bosses with telegraphs
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.