head to head
vs
Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorvsShadow Fight 3
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Shadow Fight 3 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorShadow Fight 3
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Shadow Fight 3 leans harder on reads: AI opponents follow mappable behaviour, not true adaptation
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.