head to head
vs
Devil May Cry 4: Special EditionvsSifu
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sifu leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Devil May Cry 4: Special EditionSifu
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Sifu leans harder on execution: Parry and dodge timing on tight windows is everything
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Sifu leans harder on optimization: Learning movesets, shortcuts and the aging economy is the meta
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.