Building comparison
head to head
GreedfallvsPortal 2
Neither is simply harder - they are hard in different places. Greedfall demands more variance; Portal 2 demands more optimization.
Greedfall
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A colonial-fantasy RPG won by faction routing and build optimization.
Portal 2
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A first-person puzzle game where seeing the solution is the whole skill.
Greedfall leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Portal 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
GreedfallPortal 2
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Greedfall
Lock-on action combat, modest demand
Portal 2
Portal placement requires some precision but timing is lenient.
Reads1 vs 0
Greedfall leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Greedfall
Scripted enemy patterns
Portal 2
No opponent; puzzles are static.
Variance2 vs 0
Greedfall leans clearly harder on variance.
Greedfall
Loot and check rolls
Portal 2
Puzzles are deterministic with no randomness.
Optimization7 vs 9
Portal 2 leans clearly harder on optimization.
Greedfall
Faction routing, builds, crafting central
Portal 2
Solving the puzzle's logic IS the entire game.
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.