head to head
vs
Fallout: New VegasvsHalf-Minute Hero
Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Half-Minute Hero leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout: New VegasHalf-Minute Hero
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Half-Minute Hero leans harder on execution: Frantic movement inside thirty-second timers
Reads1 vs 0
Fallout: New Vegas leans harder on reads: Scripted factions and enemies
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.