Building comparison
head to head
Fallout: New VegasvsTrine 2
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is reads, 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.
Trine 2
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Gorgeous co-op puzzle-platforming where the cleverest contraption wins, not the fastest fingers.
Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Trine 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout: New VegasTrine 2
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
Trine 2
Rope swings and box physics demand moderate 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
Trine 2
Static puzzles, no adaptive opposition
Variance2 vs 1
Fallout: New Vegas leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Some loot and crit RNG
Trine 2
Everything is visible and deterministic
Optimization8 vs 7
Fallout: New Vegas leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Faction routing, perks, builds heavily rewarded
Trine 2
Hero-swap puzzle solving is the central test
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.