head to head
vs
Fallout 2vsMerge & Blade
Fallout 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Merge & Blade leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout 2Merge & Blade
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Fallout 2 leans harder on optimization: SPECIAL and skill tagging with Gifted trait produce well-known dominant build strategies
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.