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Fallout 2vsOgre Battle 64

Fallout 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Ogre Battle 64 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Fallout 2Ogre Battle 64

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Fallout 2 leans harder on reads: All tribal and Enclave enemies run fixed scripted combat routines

Variance5 vs 4

Fallout 2 leans harder on variance: Hidden special encounters and timed events create significant unknown-information space

Optimization9 vs 9

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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