head to head
vs
Batman: Arkham CityvsYakuza Kiwami
Batman: Arkham City leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Yakuza Kiwami leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham CityYakuza Kiwami
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 6
Yakuza Kiwami leans harder on optimization: Style upgrades, heat moves and gear are learnable systems.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.