head to head
vs
Devil May Cry 5vsDirt Rally
Devil May Cry 5 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Dirt Rally leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Devil May Cry 5Dirt Rally
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Dirt Rally leans harder on variance: Weather and surface degradation vary between stages
Optimization7 vs 6
Devil May Cry 5 leans harder on optimization: Loadouts, breakers, and enemy-specific 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.