head to head
vs
Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorvsMighty Doom
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Mighty Doom leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorMighty Doom
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Mighty Doom leans harder on execution: Single-touch dodging and aiming under fire demands reflexes
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor leans harder on optimization: Intel gathering and exploiting known weaknesses solves fights
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.