head to head
vs
Dishonored 2vsFallout: New Vegas
Dishonored 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dishonored 2Fallout: New Vegas
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Dishonored 2 leans harder on execution: Blink, parry, and aim timing matter.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Fallout: New Vegas leans harder on optimization: Faction routing, perks, builds heavily rewarded
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.