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Evotinction cover artvsFallout 3 cover art

EvotinctionvsFallout 3

Evotinction leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fallout 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
EvotinctionFallout 3

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Evotinction leans harder on variance: randomized encounters and mutation events

Optimization6 vs 7

Fallout 3 leans harder on optimization: Perk and build planning carries the run

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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