Building comparison
head to head
DmC: Devil May CryvsMirror's Edge Catalyst
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
DmC: Devil May Cry
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Ninja Theory's stylish-action reboot with angel-demon stance switching through a shifting Limbo.
Mirror's Edge Catalyst
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Open-world reboot of Mirror's Edge centered on free-running across the city of Glass.
DmC: Devil May Cry leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mirror's Edge Catalyst leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
DmC: Devil May CryMirror's Edge Catalyst
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
DmC: Devil May Cry
Angel/demon stance weaving is demanding but softer than mainline
Mirror's Edge Catalyst
Flow-state parkour with timing-based combat
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
DmC: Devil May Cry
Color-coded enemies dictate fixed answers
Mirror's Edge Catalyst
Enemies are scripted obstacles
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
DmC: Devil May Cry
Limbo levels are authored spectacle, not random
Mirror's Edge Catalyst
Open world is static once explored
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
DmC: Devil May Cry
Color-coding turns encounters into solvable matching puzzles
Mirror's Edge Catalyst
Time trials reward optimal route discovery
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.