head to head
vs
Devil May Cry 5vsNinja Gaiden Black
Devil May Cry 5 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Ninja Gaiden Black leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Devil May Cry 5Ninja Gaiden Black
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Ninja Gaiden Black leans harder on reads: Enemies are relentless but scripted
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.