head to head
vs
Fallout: New VegasvsLast Epoch
Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Last Epoch leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout: New VegasLast Epoch
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Fallout: New Vegas leans harder on reads: Scripted factions and enemies
Variance2 vs 4
Last Epoch leans harder on variance: Loot affixes and crafting outcomes vary
Optimization8 vs 9
Last Epoch leans harder on optimization: Build planning is the entire game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.