head to head
vs
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced EditionvsFallout 2
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fallout 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced EditionFallout 2
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Fallout 2 leans harder on execution: Turn-based AP system makes twitch entirely irrelevant
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Fallout 2 leans harder on optimization: SPECIAL and skill tagging with Gifted trait produce well-known dominant build strategies
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.