head to head
vs
Batman: The Telltale SeriesvsKen Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
Batman: The Telltale Series leans Variance (Light / Casual); Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth leans Optimization (Light / Casual).
Batman: The Telltale SeriesKen Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
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 3
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth leans harder on optimization: Puzzles are sparse and single-solution
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.