head to head
vs
Batman: Arkham OriginsvsRed Dead Redemption 2
Batman: Arkham Origins leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Red Dead Redemption 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham OriginsRed Dead Redemption 2
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 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans harder on variance: Some hunting and weather randomness, lightly hidden.
Optimization5 vs 4
Batman: Arkham Origins leans harder on optimization: Boss patterns and predator 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.