head to head
vs
Borderlands 2vsNoita
Borderlands 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Noita leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Borderlands 2Noita
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 7
Noita leans harder on execution: Real-time platforming and aim under physical chaos.
Reads1 vs 0
Borderlands 2 leans harder on reads: Enemies are scripted loot fodder
Variance6 vs 7
Noita leans harder on variance: Procedural world and wand drops dominate runs.
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.