head to head
BorderlandsvsEarth Defense Force 6
Borderlands leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Earth Defense Force 6 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
BorderlandsEarth Defense Force 6
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Borderlands leans harder on variance: Procedural loot drops gate your power
Optimization6 vs 6
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.

