head to head
vs
Fatal Frame III: The TormentedvsMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Fatal Frame III: The Tormented leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Fatal Frame III: The TormentedMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
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.
Optimization7 vs 6
Fatal Frame III: The Tormented leans harder on optimization: Camera upgrades and ghost patterns fully converge
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.