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Generation Zero cover artvsMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor cover art

Generation ZerovsMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Generation Zero leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Generation ZeroMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

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.

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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor