head to head
vs
Fallout: New VegasvsRune Factory: Tides of Destiny
Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout: New VegasRune Factory: Tides of Destiny
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny leans harder on variance: Crop and drop randomness adds bounded chaos
Optimization8 vs 7
Fallout: New Vegas leans harder on optimization: Faction routing, perks, builds heavily rewarded
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.