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Devil May Cry 3: Dante's AwakeningvsNier: Automata
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Nier: Automata leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's AwakeningNier: Automata
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening leans harder on execution: Style-switch combos and Royal Guard timing are an execution Everest
Reads0 vs 1
Nier: Automata leans harder on reads: Enemies follow scripted patterns; no adaptive opponent
Variance1 vs 2
Nier: Automata leans harder on variance: Loot drops and chip rolls add minor randomness to builds
Optimization7 vs 6
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening leans harder on optimization: Style choice, weapon loadouts, and boss patterns reward labbing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.