Building comparison
head to head
Fallout: New VegasvsPokémon Ruby Version
Fallout: New Vegas asks more than Pokémon Ruby Version, and the gap is execution.
Fallout: New Vegas
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A faction-driven RPG-shooter where build and route planning shape every ending.
Pokémon Ruby Version
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Team-building optimisation against fixed trainers with mapped RNG.
Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Ruby Version leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout: New VegasPokémon Ruby Version
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 0
Fallout: New Vegas leans clearly harder on execution.
Fallout: New Vegas
Shooter inputs with VATS assist
Pokémon Ruby Version
Turn selection requires no dexterity
Reads1 vs 1
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Fallout: New Vegas
Scripted factions and enemies
Pokémon Ruby Version
Scripted trainers never adapt to your strategy
Variance2 vs 3
Pokémon Ruby Version leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Some loot and crit RNG
Pokémon Ruby Version
Encounter, catch and crit rolls are quickly mapped
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
Pokémon Ruby Version
Abilities and natures deepen an already solvable type system
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.