head to head
vs
Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorvsTom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorTom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction leans harder on execution: Precise shooting and stealth movement keep squads alive
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction leans harder on variance: Mutating zones and randomised objectives hide each incursion's shape
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.