Building comparison
head to head
Fallout 3vsTwo Worlds
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is reads, and it is a single point.
Fallout 3
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A VATS-heavy wasteland RPG won by perk and build optimization.
Two Worlds
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Tests exploiting stackable upgrade systems in a janky open-world RPG.
Fallout 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Two Worlds leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout 3Two Worlds
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Fallout 3
VATS-leaning combat, low aim demand
Two Worlds
Clunky combat asks little beyond basic timing
Reads1 vs 0
Fallout 3 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Fallout 3
Scripted enemies
Two Worlds
Enemies are simple scripted aggro
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Fallout 3
Loot rolls, SPECIAL checks
Two Worlds
Loot drops and unexplored map hold mild hidden information
Optimization7 vs 6
Fallout 3 leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Fallout 3
Perk and build planning carries the run
Two Worlds
Stackable item enchanting and builds break the game open
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.