head to head
vs
Batman: Arkham CityvsDead Island 2
Batman: Arkham City leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Dead Island 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham CityDead Island 2
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Batman: Arkham City leans harder on reads: Enemies scripted, not adaptive.
Variance1 vs 2
Dead Island 2 leans harder on variance: Loot drops and zombie spawns add mild run-to-run noise
Optimization5 vs 5
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.