Building comparison
head to head
EvolandvsFable III
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is variance, and it is a single point.
Evoland
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A genre-hopping adventure that evolves through gaming history as you play.
Fable III
Optimization · Pure Optimization
An action RPG that crowns you king and tests your treasury more than your sword.
Evoland leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fable III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
EvolandFable III
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Evoland
Light Zelda-style action sections
Fable III
Simplified combat rarely punishes
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Evoland
No adaptive opponent
Fable III
Scripted enemies
Variance2 vs 1
Evoland leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Evoland
Some random encounters in RPG segments
Fable III
Largely fixed world
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Evoland
Short, fully mappable progression gimmick
Fable III
Treasury management and kingdom promises drive the endgame
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.