head to head
vs
Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorvsSilent Hill 3
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Silent Hill 3 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorSilent Hill 3
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
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 3
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor leans harder on variance: Procedural captains with hidden strengths and weaknesses
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.