Building comparison
head to head
FalloutvsPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is variance, and it is a single point.
Fallout
Optimization · Pure Optimization
The original post-apocalyptic CRPG where character builds solve the wasteland.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
A gentle remake of the original Pokémon Mystery Dungeon rescue adventures with modern conveniences.
Fallout leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
FalloutPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Fallout
Turn-based, no dexterity
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
Turn-based with auto-modes; no dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Fallout
No adaptive opposition
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
No adaptive opponent
Variance4 vs 5
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Fallout
To-hit rolls and random encounters
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
Random dungeons softened by generous remake systems
Optimization8 vs 7
Fallout leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Fallout
SPECIAL builds and quest routing are deeply solvable
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
Team building and rare qualities reward planning
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.