head to head
vs
Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorvsRogue Legacy
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Rogue Legacy leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorRogue Legacy
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor leans harder on reads: Nemesis orcs remember you but remain mappable scripts
Variance4 vs 5
Rogue Legacy leans harder on variance: Heir traits and room layouts introduce run-to-run randomness
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.