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Escape GoatvsFallout: New Vegas

Escape Goat leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Escape GoatFallout: 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

Variance1 vs 2

Fallout: New Vegas leans harder on variance: Some loot and crit RNG

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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