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Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition cover artvsFuri cover art

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Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Furi leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 9

Furi leans harder on execution: Parry timing, bullet dodging, and duel precision

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 5

Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition leans harder on optimization: Lab-crafted combo routes and enemy-step tech reward deep study

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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