head to head
vs
Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorvsOperation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorOperation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis leans harder on execution: One bullet kills, marksmanship and movement decide
Reads1 vs 2
Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis leans harder on reads: Mostly scripted campaign, some multiplayer mind games
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.