head to head
vs
BorderlandsvstheHunter: Call of the Wild
Borderlands leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); theHunter: Call of the Wild leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
BorderlandstheHunter: Call of the Wild
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
theHunter: Call of the Wild leans harder on variance: Animal spawns, fur ratings, wind shifts
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.