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Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse cover artvsMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor cover art

Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar EclipsevsMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar EclipseMiddle-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: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse leans harder on optimization: Lens upgrades and encounter patterns are mappable

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse

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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor