head to head
vs
Batman: Arkham City - Armored EditionvsYakuza Kiwami
Batman: Arkham City - Armored Edition leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Yakuza Kiwami leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham City - Armored EditionYakuza Kiwami
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Batman: Arkham City - Armored Edition leans harder on execution: Freeflow counter timing and gadget inputs carry combat
Reads0 vs 1
Yakuza Kiwami leans harder on reads: Majima ambushes are scripted, not adaptive.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.