head to head
vs
Lumines RemasteredvsMiddle-earth: Shadow of War
Lumines Remastered leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Middle-earth: Shadow of War leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Lumines RemasteredMiddle-earth: Shadow of War
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Lumines Remastered leans harder on execution: fast block placement under time pressure
Reads0 vs 1
Middle-earth: Shadow of War leans harder on reads: Nemesis system mimics adaptation but follows knowable rules
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.