head to head
vs
Batman: The Enemy WithinvsTales from the Borderlands
Batman: The Enemy Within leans Variance (Light / Casual); Tales from the Borderlands leans Variance (Light / Casual).
Batman: The Enemy WithinTales from the Borderlands
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization2 vs 1
Batman: The Enemy Within leans harder on optimization: Little to solve; choices steer narrative, not 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.