head to head
vs
Borderlands: Game of the Year EnhancedvsMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Borderlands: Game of the Year EnhancedMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced leans harder on execution: FPS aim and movement in combat
Reads0 vs 1
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor leans harder on reads: Nemesis orcs remember you but remain mappable scripts
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 6
Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced leans harder on optimization: build, skill tree, and gear optimization
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.