Building comparison
head to head
Borderlands 2vsSally Face
Borderlands 2 asks more than Sally Face, and the gap is execution.
Borderlands 2
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Loot-shooter RPG built on gear chasing.
Sally Face
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Piecing together a dark mystery through light fixed puzzles.
Borderlands 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Sally Face leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Borderlands 2Sally Face
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 1
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on execution.
Borderlands 2
Aim matters but generous hit feel
Sally Face
Walking and clicking with no dexterity demands
Reads1 vs 0
Borderlands 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Borderlands 2
Enemies are scripted loot fodder
Sally Face
Story characters follow a fixed script
Variance6 vs 3
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on variance.
Borderlands 2
Procedurally generated weapon drops vary
Sally Face
Mystery beats are hidden information until revealed
Optimization8 vs 5
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on optimization.
Borderlands 2
Skill trees and gear math heavily solved
Sally Face
Light puzzle logic and clue-piecing is the only system
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.