head to head
vs
Mega Man Star Force: DragonvsMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Mega Man Star Force: Dragon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Mega Man Star Force: DragonMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor leans harder on execution: Counter-timing combat and stealth execution
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Mega Man Star Force: Dragon leans harder on optimization: Folder building and boss pattern mastery decide progress
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.