head to head
vs
From SpacevsMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
From Space leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
From SpaceMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
From Space leans harder on execution: Twin-stick aiming and dodging swarms is core
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.