head to head
vs
Devil May Cry 5vsNinja Gaiden II
Devil May Cry 5 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Ninja Gaiden II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Devil May Cry 5Ninja Gaiden II
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Ninja Gaiden II leans harder on reads: Swarming enemies follow scripts
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.