Building comparison
head to head
Fallout: New VegasvsPersona 5
Fallout: New Vegas asks more than Persona 5, and the gap is execution.
Fallout: New Vegas
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A faction-driven RPG-shooter where build and route planning shape every ending.
Persona 5
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Stylish JRPG where phantom thieves steal hearts on a tightly optimized school calendar.
Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Persona 5 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout: New VegasPersona 5
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 1
Fallout: New Vegas leans clearly harder on execution.
Fallout: New Vegas
Shooter inputs with VATS assist
Persona 5
Stylish menus, not reflexes
Reads1 vs 0
Fallout: New Vegas leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Scripted factions and enemies
Persona 5
Palace enemies use fixed weaknesses
Variance2 vs 3
Persona 5 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Some loot and crit RNG
Persona 5
Fusion alerts and negotiation rolls
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Fallout: New Vegas
Faction routing, perks, builds heavily rewarded
Persona 5
Confidant calendar routing and baton-pass weakness chains
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.