head to head
vs
BattleBlock TheatervsDarkwatch
BattleBlock Theater leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Darkwatch leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
BattleBlock TheaterDarkwatch
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Darkwatch leans harder on reads: Multiplayer existed but the AI is fully scripted
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
BattleBlock Theater leans harder on optimization: Gem routes and weapon picks 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.