Building comparison
head to head
Fallout: New VegasvsGothic 3
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is reads, and it is a single point.
Fallout: New Vegas
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A faction-driven RPG-shooter where build and route planning shape every ending.
Gothic 3
Optimization · Pure Optimization
An open-world action RPG blending clunky combat timing with long-haul character and faction planning.
Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Gothic 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout: New VegasGothic 3
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Fallout: New Vegas
Shooter inputs with VATS assist
Gothic 3
Real-time melee timing and kiting matter.
Reads1 vs 0
Fallout: New Vegas leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Scripted factions and enemies
Gothic 3
Wildlife and orcs follow fixed AI.
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: New Vegas
Some loot and crit RNG
Gothic 3
Unknown world content on first run.
Optimization8 vs 7
Fallout: New Vegas leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Faction routing, perks, builds heavily rewarded
Gothic 3
Learning points, faction routes, and gear progression decide power.
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.