head to head
vs
Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorvsTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate leans harder on execution: Dodging and combo timing carry every room fight
Reads1 vs 0
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor leans harder on reads: Nemesis orcs remember you but remain mappable scripts
Variance4 vs 6
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate leans harder on variance: Random power rolls reshape each run's build options
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.