Building comparison
head to head
Age of War 2vsFallout: New Vegas
Neither is simply harder - they are hard in different places. Age of War 2 demands more reads; Fallout: New Vegas demands more execution.
Age of War 2
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A lane-defense strategy game about timing economy and unit upgrades.
Fallout: New Vegas
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A faction-driven RPG-shooter where build and route planning shape every ending.
Age of War 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Age of War 2Fallout: New Vegas
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 4
Fallout: New Vegas leans clearly harder on execution.
Age of War 2
Clicking to deploy units, no twitch precision
Fallout: New Vegas
Shooter inputs with VATS assist
Reads3 vs 1
Age of War 2 leans clearly harder on reads.
Age of War 2
Mostly versus AI; minimal opponent adaptation
Fallout: New Vegas
Scripted factions and enemies
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Age of War 2
Little hidden randomness in unit outcomes
Fallout: New Vegas
Some loot and crit RNG
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Age of War 2
Economy timing and unit composition through the ages decides wins
Fallout: New Vegas
Faction routing, perks, builds heavily rewarded
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.