head to head

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Fallout 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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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

Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! leans harder on variance: Catch rolls and wild spawns bring luck

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.

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Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu!