Building comparison
head to head
Blasphemous 2vsDevil May Cry 5
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Blasphemous 2
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Sequel sharpening the penitent metroidvania formula with three distinct weapons.
Devil May Cry 5
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Modern stylish-action peak with three playstyles and a combo ceiling players are still climbing.
Blasphemous 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Devil May Cry 5 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Blasphemous 2Devil May Cry 5
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Devil May Cry 5 leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Blasphemous 2
Multi-weapon combat timing and platforming challenges
Devil May Cry 5
Three movesets and Royal Guard frames set a towering ceiling
Reads1 vs 0
Blasphemous 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Blasphemous 2
Scripted boss movesets, never adaptive
Devil May Cry 5
Even Vergil's mirror fight is a learnable script
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Blasphemous 2
Fixed world with hidden secrets
Devil May Cry 5
V's summons add flavor, not randomness that matters
Optimization7 vs 7
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Blasphemous 2
Weapon choice, altarpiece builds, and routing
Devil May Cry 5
Loadouts, breakers, and enemy-specific tech reward deep study
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.