head to head
vs
Batman: Arkham CityvsDeath's Door
Batman: Arkham City leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Death's Door leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham CityDeath's Door
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Death's Door leans harder on execution: Tight dodge-and-strike combat
Reads1 vs 2
Death's Door leans harder on reads: Scripted bosses with patterns
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.