head to head
vs
Fallout 3vsOrcs & Elves
Fallout 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Orcs & Elves leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout 3Orcs & Elves
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Fallout 3 leans harder on execution: VATS-leaning combat, low aim demand
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Orcs & Elves leans harder on variance: Combat rolls and item finds add some randomness
Optimization7 vs 7
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.