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Death to Spies: Moment of Truth cover artvsFallout: New Vegas cover art

Death to Spies: Moment of TruthvsFallout: New Vegas

Death to Spies: Moment of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Death to Spies: Moment of TruthFallout: New Vegas

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Fallout: New Vegas leans harder on reads: Scripted factions and enemies

Variance3 vs 2

Death to Spies: Moment of Truth leans harder on variance: Initial uncertainty about patrols and objective placement

Optimization8 vs 8

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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Death to Spies: Moment of Truth

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Fallout: New Vegas