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Deus Ex cover artvsFallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel cover art

Deus ExvsFallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel

Deus Ex leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 3

Deus Ex leans harder on execution: Aiming and movement matter but never define victory

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel leans harder on variance: Enemy squad compositions and map layouts are hidden on first approach

Optimization9 vs 9

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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