head to head
vs
Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe EditionvsCastlevania: Lords of Shadow
Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe Edition leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Castlevania: Lords of Shadow leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe EditionCastlevania: Lords of Shadow
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe Edition leans harder on variance: minor randomness in encounters
Optimization5 vs 6
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow leans harder on optimization: Combo unlocks and learning fixed movesets
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.