head to head
vs
Batman: Arkham CityvsInsanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Batman: Arkham City leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham CityInsanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet leans harder on variance: Unknown alien environments first pass
Optimization5 vs 6
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet leans harder on optimization: Tool-based environmental puzzles are the core test
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.