head to head
vs
BorderlandsvsPipe Dream
Borderlands leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Pipe Dream leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
BorderlandsPipe Dream
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Pipe Dream leans harder on execution: Placing pipes fast ahead of the flowing water is the pressure
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.