head to head
vs
Fallout 4vsMercenaries: Playground of Destruction
Fallout 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Fallout 4Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction leans harder on execution: Vehicle handling and gunplay under heavy fire
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Fallout 4 leans harder on optimization: Perks, settlement, weapon mod planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.