head to head
vs
BorderlandsvsSail Forth
Borderlands leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Sail Forth leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
BorderlandsSail Forth
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Borderlands leans harder on execution: Standard FPS aim; numbers matter more than precision
Reads0 vs 1
Sail Forth leans harder on reads: Enemy ships scripted, no adaptive opponent
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.