head to head
vs
Batman: Arkham CityvsDragon Quest Heroes II
Batman: Arkham City leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Dragon Quest Heroes II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham CityDragon Quest Heroes II
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 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Dragon Quest Heroes II leans harder on optimization: Party builds, skill trees and monster-medal setups decide difficulty
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.