head to head
vs
Batman: Arkham CityvsKnights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade
Batman: Arkham City leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham CityKnights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade leans harder on execution: Sword combos and blocking timing carry the combat
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Batman: Arkham City leans harder on optimization: Gadget combos and challenge maps learnable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.