head to head
vs
Demon's SoulsvsThe Evil Within
Demon's Souls leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Evil Within leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Demon's SoulsThe Evil Within
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
The Evil Within leans harder on variance: Chest contents and drop tables have minor variance
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.