head to head
vs
BorderlandsvsSparklite
Borderlands leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Sparklite leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
BorderlandsSparklite
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Sparklite leans harder on execution: Top-down combat and titan fights demand decent dodge timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Sparklite leans harder on variance: Procedurally rearranged biomes reset map knowledge each drop
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.