head to head
vs
Borderlands 2vsRemnant II
Borderlands 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Remnant II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Borderlands 2Remnant II
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 7
Remnant II leans harder on execution: Soulslike dodges with gunplay timing
Reads1 vs 2
Remnant II leans harder on reads: Bosses scripted, not adaptive
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Borderlands 2 leans harder on optimization: Skill trees and gear math heavily solved
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.