Axel is probably used to Kingdom Hearts where enemies are auto locked on pretty much, though their is a manual forced lock on you can use to control the auto lock, and Sora has far more generous hit boxes and in some games will literally move himself towards the target if they're close to in range. Unlike Zelda which is a fairly specific type of action experience with its focus on being patient the entire time like a puzzle, and DMC3 which is not a very friendly game at all.
Axel clearly has only played a very specific type of action game and is inept at everything else because that type is far more generous then most other games in its genre, he's too dense to realize what's going on by himself too. He's good at following directions and being explained what to do by his peers like with Zomboid, but boy is he sometimes a rock when it comes to learning stuff himself.
I want to see him play Ninja Gaiden just to see him suffer, that would be the funniest shit to watch for the salt if he quit Elden Ring after 30 minutes.