head to head
vs
BorderlandsvsMilon's Secret Castle
Borderlands leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Milon's Secret Castle leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
BorderlandsMilon's Secret Castle
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 5
Milon's Secret Castle leans harder on variance: Progression hides behind unmarked secret blocks you must discover
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.