head to head
vs
Assassin's Creed ShadowsvsFallout 3
Assassin's Creed Shadows leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Fallout 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Assassin's Creed ShadowsFallout 3
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Assassin's Creed Shadows leans harder on execution: Dual protagonists reward timing, still forgiving.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Fallout 3 leans harder on optimization: Perk and build planning carries the run
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.