head to head

Fable III cover artvsThe Fall Part 2: Unbound cover art

Fable IIIvsThe Fall Part 2: Unbound

Fable III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Fall Part 2: Unbound leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Fable IIIThe Fall Part 2: Unbound

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 2

Fable III leans harder on execution: Simplified combat rarely punishes

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

The Fall Part 2: Unbound leans harder on variance: Puzzle logic is unknown only on first contact

Optimization6 vs 6

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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Fable III

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The Fall Part 2: Unbound