Building comparison
head to head
Borderlands 2vsEvil
Borderlands 2 asks more than Evil, and the gap is optimization.
Borderlands 2
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Loot-shooter RPG built on gear chasing.
Evil
Variance · Systems & Chaos
A short first-person horror game testing nerve against scripted home invasion scares.
Borderlands 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Evil leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Borderlands 2Evil
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 2
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on execution.
Borderlands 2
Aim matters but generous hit feel
Evil
Walking and looking; minimal physical demand
Reads1 vs 0
Borderlands 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Borderlands 2
Enemies are scripted loot fodder
Evil
Scare events are scripted, not an adaptive mind
Variance6 vs 4
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on variance.
Borderlands 2
Procedurally generated weapon drops vary
Evil
Hidden scares and events drive the unknown tension
Optimization8 vs 3
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on optimization.
Borderlands 2
Skill trees and gear math heavily solved
Evil
Figuring out what to do next is the small loop
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.