Building comparison
head to head
Fallout: New VegasvsPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, 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.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A beloved turn-based RPG with theatrical combat.
Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout: New VegasPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Fallout: New Vegas leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Shooter inputs with VATS assist
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Action commands and stylish moves
Reads1 vs 2
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Scripted factions and enemies
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Scripted enemy AI
Variance2 vs 3
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Some loot and crit RNG
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Audience and badge effects
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
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Badge builds and partner tactics
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.