head to head
vs
Borderlands 2vsTotal War: Attila
Borderlands 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Total War: Attila leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Borderlands 2Total War: Attila
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 3
Total War: Attila leans harder on reads: AI factions follow scripted migration paths; human play adds reads
Variance6 vs 5
Borderlands 2 leans harder on variance: Procedurally generated weapon drops vary
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.