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Dungeon Defenders cover artvsFallout: New Vegas cover art

Dungeon DefendersvsFallout: New Vegas

Dungeon Defenders leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Dungeon DefendersFallout: New Vegas

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Dungeon Defenders leans harder on variance: Loot rolls gate gear progression between maps

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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