Building comparison
head to head
Pokémon BlackvsPortal
Neither is simply harder - they are hard in different places. Pokémon Black demands more variance; Portal demands more execution.
Pokémon Black
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Fifth-generation reboot with an entirely new monster roster and stronger story.
Portal
Optimization · Pure Optimization
The portal-gun puzzle game whose solutions are everything.
Pokémon Black leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Portal leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Pokémon BlackPortal
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 4
Portal leans clearly harder on execution.
Pokémon Black
Menu battles, zero reflex demand
Portal
Portal placement timing modest.
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Pokémon Black
Story trainers follow fixed logic
Portal
No adversary modeling player.
Variance2 vs 0
Pokémon Black leans clearly harder on variance.
Pokémon Black
Encounter and damage-roll randomness
Portal
Deterministic chambers; no randomness.
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Pokémon Black
All-new dex forces fresh team optimization
Portal
Pure puzzle-solving optimization.
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.