head to head
vs
Devil May Cry 4: Special EditionvsGod of War
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); God of War leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Devil May Cry 4: Special EditionGod of War
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition leans harder on execution: Style combos, Exceed timing and dodges demand precise hands
Reads1 vs 0
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition leans harder on reads: Bosses are fixed patterns, never adaptive
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.