Building comparison
head to head
Borderlands 2vsI Spy Fantasy
Borderlands 2 asks more than I Spy Fantasy, and the gap is execution.
Borderlands 2
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Loot-shooter RPG built on gear chasing.
I Spy Fantasy
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
A children's hidden-object game about spotting items from rhyming riddles.
Borderlands 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); I Spy Fantasy leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Borderlands 2I Spy Fantasy
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 1
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on execution.
Borderlands 2
Aim matters but generous hit feel
I Spy Fantasy
Clicking found objects, no dexterity
Reads1 vs 0
Borderlands 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Borderlands 2
Enemies are scripted loot fodder
I Spy Fantasy
No opponent to model
Variance6 vs 2
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on variance.
Borderlands 2
Procedurally generated weapon drops vary
I Spy Fantasy
Object placement varies but is fixed per scene
Optimization8 vs 4
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on optimization.
Borderlands 2
Skill trees and gear math heavily solved
I Spy Fantasy
Systematic scanning to find riddle objects faster
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.