Building comparison
head to head
Borderlands 2vsL.A. Noire
Borderlands 2 asks more than L.A. Noire, and the gap is execution.
Borderlands 2
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Loot-shooter RPG built on gear chasing.
L.A. Noire
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
1940s detective procedural built around crime scenes and reading scripted interrogation tells.
Borderlands 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); L.A. Noire leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Borderlands 2L.A. Noire
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 2
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on execution.
Borderlands 2
Aim matters but generous hit feel
L.A. Noire
Light shooting and driving, very forgiving
Reads1 vs 0
Borderlands 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Borderlands 2
Enemies are scripted loot fodder
L.A. Noire
Suspects follow fixed scripts, never adapt
Variance6 vs 4
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on variance.
Borderlands 2
Procedurally generated weapon drops vary
L.A. Noire
Interrogation tells and clues hidden until discovered
Optimization8 vs 5
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on optimization.
Borderlands 2
Skill trees and gear math heavily solved
L.A. Noire
Evidence chains and question choices have fixed correct answers
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.