head to head
vs
Batman: Arkham CityvsHeretic II
Batman: Arkham City leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Heretic II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham CityHeretic II
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Heretic II leans harder on execution: Melee timing, dodges and aimed spells drive the combat
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Heretic II leans harder on variance: Level layouts are unknown only until explored
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.