Building comparison
head to head
Fallout: New VegasvsP.T.
Fallout: New Vegas asks more than P.T., and the gap is execution.
Fallout: New Vegas
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A faction-driven RPG-shooter where build and route planning shape every ending.
P.T.
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Decoding deliberately obscure puzzle triggers inside one repeating haunted hallway.
Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); P.T. leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout: New VegasP.T.
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 1
Fallout: New Vegas leans clearly harder on execution.
Fallout: New Vegas
Shooter inputs with VATS assist
P.T.
Walking a looping hallway - no dexterity test
Reads1 vs 0
Fallout: New Vegas leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Scripted factions and enemies
P.T.
Lisa's hauntings trigger on hidden scripts, not adaptation
Variance2 vs 3
P.T. leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Some loot and crit RNG
P.T.
Obscure trigger conditions are hidden information to map
Optimization8 vs 6
Fallout: New Vegas leans clearly harder on optimization.
Fallout: New Vegas
Faction routing, perks, builds heavily rewarded
P.T.
Deciphering the cryptic final puzzle is the entire game
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.