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Code of Princess cover artvsDmC: Devil May Cry cover art

Code of PrincessvsDmC: Devil May Cry

Code of Princess leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); DmC: Devil May Cry leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Code of PrincessDmC: Devil May Cry

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Code of Princess leans harder on reads: mostly scripted enemies, minor human PvP

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

DmC: Devil May Cry leans harder on optimization: Color-coding turns encounters into solvable matching puzzles

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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DmC: Devil May Cry