head to head
vs
BorderlandsvsThe Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria
Borderlands leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
BorderlandsThe Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Borderlands leans harder on execution: Standard FPS aim; numbers matter more than precision
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria leans harder on optimization: Base building, gear tiers and resource chains decide survival.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.