head to head
vs
Batman: Arkham CityvsNights of Azure
Batman: Arkham City leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Nights of Azure leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham CityNights of Azure
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
Nights of Azure leans harder on optimization: Servan setups, builds and time-limit routing lead the 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.