head to head
vs
Demon's SoulsvsThe Surge 2
Demon's Souls leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Surge 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Demon's SoulsThe Surge 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
The Surge 2 leans harder on execution: Directional attacks and limb targeting demand timing
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Demon's Souls leans harder on variance: World tendency and upgrade drops add mild noise.
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.