head to head
vs
Borderlands: Game of the Year EnhancedvsShadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Borderlands: Game of the Year EnhancedShadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun leans harder on reads: Guard patrol routes are fixed; no opponent models you
Variance4 vs 3
Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced leans harder on variance: randomized loot drops drive the game
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.