Building comparison
head to head
BorderlandsvsCrisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Borderlands
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
The original loot-driven co-op shooter set on the bandit world of Pandora.
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
Action RPG prequel to FFVII whose combat spins a slot machine for buffs.
Borderlands leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
BorderlandsCrisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Borderlands
Standard FPS aim; numbers matter more than precision
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
real-time dodging and attack timing
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Borderlands
Bandits and skags are scripted
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
no adaptive opponent
Variance4 vs 4
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Borderlands
Procedural loot drops gate your power
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
DMW slot reels randomize limit breaks and levels
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Borderlands
Builds, gear math, and farming routes dominate
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
materia fusion is a deep solvable system
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.