head to head
vs
Borderlands 2vsHades II
Borderlands 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Hades II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Borderlands 2Hades II
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Hades II leans harder on execution: Dodge-dash timing and combo execution against fast boss patterns.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 5
Borderlands 2 leans harder on variance: Procedurally generated weapon drops vary
Optimization8 vs 8
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.