head to head
vs
Middle-earth: Shadow of WarvsRecord of Lodoss War
Middle-earth: Shadow of War leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Record of Lodoss War leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Middle-earth: Shadow of WarRecord of Lodoss War
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Middle-earth: Shadow of War leans harder on execution: Same counter-heavy combat as its predecessor
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Record of Lodoss War leans harder on variance: Diablo-style random loot drops drive gearing
Optimization7 vs 7
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.