Building comparison
head to head
Borderlands 2vsLacuna
Borderlands 2 asks more than Lacuna, and the gap is execution.
Borderlands 2
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Loot-shooter RPG built on gear chasing.
Lacuna
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Deduction under permanent consequences - assembling hidden case facts into correct conclusions.
Borderlands 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Lacuna leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Borderlands 2Lacuna
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 0
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on execution.
Borderlands 2
Aim matters but generous hit feel
Lacuna
Walking and dialogue choices need 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
Lacuna
Suspects follow a fixed script regardless of you
Variance6 vs 5
Borderlands 2 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Borderlands 2
Procedurally generated weapon drops vary
Lacuna
The case is hidden information; wrong reads stick permanently
Optimization8 vs 6
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on optimization.
Borderlands 2
Skill trees and gear math heavily solved
Lacuna
Cross-referencing clues into correct deductions is the test
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.