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Fallout 76 cover artvsStar Trek: Bridge Commander cover art

Fallout 76vsStar Trek: Bridge Commander

Fallout 76 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Star Trek: Bridge Commander leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Fallout 76Star Trek: Bridge Commander

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 3

Fallout 76 leans harder on execution: Shooter inputs in live combat

Reads2 vs 3

Star Trek: Bridge Commander leans harder on reads: Enemy AI is scripted; multiplayer adds slight prediction

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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Fallout 76

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Star Trek: Bridge Commander