head to head
vs
Breath of Fire: Dragon QuartervsFallout
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fallout leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Breath of Fire: Dragon QuarterFallout
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Fallout leans harder on variance: To-hit rolls and random encounters
Optimization9 vs 8
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter leans harder on optimization: D-counter budgeting, SOL restarts, and routing define the game.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.