head to head
vs
Devil May Cry 5vsThe First Berserker: Khazan
Devil May Cry 5 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The First Berserker: Khazan leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Devil May Cry 5The First Berserker: Khazan
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Devil May Cry 5 leans harder on execution: Three movesets and Royal Guard frames set a towering ceiling
Reads0 vs 1
The First Berserker: Khazan leans harder on reads: Bosses run scripted movesets, never adapting to you
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.