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The First Templar cover artvsThe Lord of the Rings: War in the North cover art

The First TemplarvsThe Lord of the Rings: War in the North

The First Templar leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Lord of the Rings: War in the North leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
The First TemplarThe Lord of the Rings: War in the North

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North leans harder on variance: Loot drops roll randomly across runs

Optimization4 vs 5

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North leans harder on optimization: Class skill trees and co-op role gearing

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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The Lord of the Rings: War in the North