Building comparison
head to head
Fallout: New VegasvsPikmin 3
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.
Pikmin 3
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Deadline-driven strategy where three explorers split duties harvesting fruit with Pikmin squads.
Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pikmin 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout: New VegasPikmin 3
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
Pikmin 3
Juggling three captains needs deft control
Reads1 vs 0
Fallout: New Vegas leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Scripted factions and enemies
Pikmin 3
Wildlife behavior is fixed
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Fallout: New Vegas
Some loot and crit RNG
Pikmin 3
Fruit and enemy placements are static
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
Pikmin 3
Multi-captain routing and fruit-deadline planning dominate
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.