head to head
vs
Devil May Cry 5vsNinja Gaiden II Black
Devil May Cry 5 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Ninja Gaiden II Black leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Devil May Cry 5Ninja Gaiden II Black
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Ninja Gaiden II Black leans harder on reads: Aggressive enemies still run scripted, learnable behaviour
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.