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Borderlands: Game of the Year EnhancedvsOut of This World

Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Out of This World leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Borderlands: Game of the Year EnhancedOut of This World

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced leans harder on variance: randomized loot drops drive the game

Optimization8 vs 7

Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced leans harder on optimization: build, skill tree, and gear optimization

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced

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Out of This World