head to head
vs
Fallout 76vsShogun: Total War
Fallout 76 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Shogun: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout 76Shogun: Total War
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Fallout 76 leans harder on execution: Shooter inputs in live combat
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Shogun: Total War leans harder on optimization: Campaign economy, army composition and terrain are deeply solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.