Building comparison
head to head
Fallout: New VegasvsSpellForce 2: Shadow Wars
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars asks more than Fallout: New Vegas, and the gap is reads.
Fallout: New Vegas
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A faction-driven RPG-shooter where build and route planning shape every ending.
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars
Optimization · Pure Optimization
An RTS-RPG hybrid blending base-building strategy with hero-driven RPG progression.
Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout: New VegasSpellForce 2: Shadow Wars
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Fallout: New Vegas
Shooter inputs with VATS assist
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars
unit micro and hero control require some skill
Reads1 vs 3
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars leans clearly harder on reads.
Fallout: New Vegas
Scripted factions and enemies
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars
reading human opponents in multiplayer skirmishes
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
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars
minor RNG in combat 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
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars
build orders and hero builds dominate strategy
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.