head to head
vs
Darksiders GenesisvsDmC: Devil May Cry
Darksiders Genesis leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); DmC: Devil May Cry leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Darksiders GenesisDmC: Devil May Cry
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
DmC: Devil May Cry leans harder on execution: Angel/demon stance weaving is demanding but softer than mainline
Reads1 vs 0
Darksiders Genesis leans harder on reads: Bosses are scripted movesets, not adapting minds
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.