head to head
vs
Batman: Arkham CityvsShadow of the Tomb Raider
Batman: Arkham City leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Shadow of the Tomb Raider leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham CityShadow of the Tomb Raider
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 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.