head to head
vs
Batman: Arkham KnightvsRyse: Son of Rome
Batman: Arkham Knight leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Ryse: Son of Rome leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham KnightRyse: Son of Rome
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Batman: Arkham Knight leans harder on execution: Combat and Batmobile control need timing.
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 Knight leans harder on optimization: Gadget chains and tank routes 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.