Building comparison
head to head
Borderlands 2vsSimulacra
Borderlands 2 asks more than Simulacra, and the gap is execution.
Borderlands 2
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Loot-shooter RPG built on gear chasing.
Simulacra
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Sifting a found phone's hidden contents to assemble one fixed mystery.
Borderlands 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Simulacra leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Borderlands 2Simulacra
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 0
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on execution.
Borderlands 2
Aim matters but generous hit feel
Simulacra
Tapping through a phone interface
Reads1 vs 0
Borderlands 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Borderlands 2
Enemies are scripted loot fodder
Simulacra
The entity is scripted horror, not an adapting mind
Variance6 vs 4
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on variance.
Borderlands 2
Procedurally generated weapon drops vary
Simulacra
The mystery is hidden information uncovered once
Optimization8 vs 5
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on optimization.
Borderlands 2
Skill trees and gear math heavily solved
Simulacra
Piecing clues from texts and apps is the whole 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.