Building comparison
head to head
Fallout: New VegasvsPost Mortem
Fallout: New Vegas asks more than Post Mortem, and the gap is execution.
Fallout: New Vegas
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A faction-driven RPG-shooter where build and route planning shape every ending.
Post Mortem
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Piecing together a scripted murder conspiracy from hidden clues.
Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Post Mortem leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout: New VegasPost Mortem
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 0
Fallout: New Vegas leans clearly harder on execution.
Fallout: New Vegas
Shooter inputs with VATS assist
Post Mortem
Point-and-click interface, zero dexterity
Reads1 vs 0
Fallout: New Vegas leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Scripted factions and enemies
Post Mortem
Suspects follow scripted dialogue trees
Variance2 vs 3
Post Mortem leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Some loot and crit RNG
Post Mortem
The conspiracy is hidden information revealed by investigation
Optimization8 vs 6
Fallout: New Vegas leans clearly harder on optimization.
Fallout: New Vegas
Faction routing, perks, builds heavily rewarded
Post Mortem
Piecing fixed clues into the solution is the 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.