Building comparison
head to head
Borderlands 2vsInfinite Craft
Borderlands 2 asks more than Infinite Craft, and the gap is execution.
Borderlands 2
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Loot-shooter RPG built on gear chasing.
Infinite Craft
Variance · Systems & Chaos
Probing a hidden combination space to discover what crafts into what.
Borderlands 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Infinite Craft leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Borderlands 2Infinite Craft
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 0
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on execution.
Borderlands 2
Aim matters but generous hit feel
Infinite Craft
Dragging two words together takes nothing
Reads1 vs 0
Borderlands 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Borderlands 2
Enemies are scripted loot fodder
Infinite Craft
No opponent of any kind
Variance6 vs 5
Borderlands 2 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Borderlands 2
Procedurally generated weapon drops vary
Infinite Craft
Combination outcomes are hidden until discovered, vast unmapped space
Optimization8 vs 4
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on optimization.
Borderlands 2
Skill trees and gear math heavily solved
Infinite Craft
Efficient paths to target words exist once recipes are known
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.