Building comparison
head to head
Borderlands 2vsThis Is the Police 2
Borderlands 2 asks more than This Is the Police 2, and the gap is execution.
Borderlands 2
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Loot-shooter RPG built on gear chasing.
This Is the Police 2
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Managing an unreliable police roster against random calls and solvable tactics.
Borderlands 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); This Is the Police 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Borderlands 2This Is the Police 2
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 1
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on execution.
Borderlands 2
Aim matters but generous hit feel
This Is the Police 2
Menu management and slow tactical turns need no dexterity
Reads1 vs 1
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Borderlands 2
Enemies are scripted loot fodder
This Is the Police 2
Story actors and criminals are scripted
Variance6 vs 5
Borderlands 2 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Borderlands 2
Procedurally generated weapon drops vary
This Is the Police 2
Call outcomes and officer quirks roll unpredictably
Optimization8 vs 7
Borderlands 2 leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Borderlands 2
Skill trees and gear math heavily solved
This Is the Police 2
Roster management, dispatch triage and tactical positioning are solvable
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.