head to head
vs
Batman: Return to Arkham - Arkham CityvsGod of War III
Batman: Return to Arkham - Arkham City leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); God of War III leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Batman: Return to Arkham - Arkham CityGod of War III
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
God of War III leans harder on execution: Combo execution and QTE timing carry combat.
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: Return to Arkham - Arkham City leans harder on optimization: Predator-room route planning and gadget selection solve every encounter
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.