Building comparison
head to head
Devil May Cry 2vsLollipop Chainsaw
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Devil May Cry 2
Execution · Practiced Mastery
The black-sheep sequel whose passive enemies and dominant guns sand the series' skill ceiling way down.
Lollipop Chainsaw
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A campy hack-and-slash starring a cheerleader mowing down zombies with a chainsaw.
Devil May Cry 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Lollipop Chainsaw leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Devil May Cry 2Lollipop Chainsaw
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Devil May Cry 2
Infamously easy; guns trivialize most encounters
Lollipop Chainsaw
Combo execution and crowd-control timing
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Devil May Cry 2
Passive enemy AI never pressures, let alone adapts
Lollipop Chainsaw
Scripted zombie hordes
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Devil May Cry 2
Flat authored levels hide little
Lollipop Chainsaw
Deterministic encounters
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Devil May Cry 2
Amulet builds and boss patterns fall fast
Lollipop Chainsaw
Combo unlock economy and score-chaining strategy
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.