>>715142953
Easy.
I'd say DeS is considerably easier than 1, though. DeS has practically zero traps outside of 4-1, you can carry an absurd amount of healing items on you, you've got immediate obvious freedom in choosing which worlds you clear in which order so if you ever hit a wall you can just go somewhere else, and even though DS1 enemies aren't the toughest by a longshot they still are generally more threatening than what DeS throws at you.