head to head
vs
Alice: Madness ReturnsvsShadow of Rome
Alice: Madness Returns leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Shadow of Rome leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Alice: Madness ReturnsShadow of Rome
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Shadow of Rome leans harder on execution: Weapon timing, crowd-pleasing combos and dismemberment need real hands
Reads0 vs 1
Shadow of Rome leans harder on reads: Gladiators and guards follow scripted AI routines
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.