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Fallout cover artvsSerious Sam: The Random Encounter cover art

FalloutvsSerious Sam: The Random Encounter

Fallout leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Serious Sam: The Random Encounter leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

Serious Sam: The Random Encounter leans harder on execution: Dodging between turns needs only slight timing

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 7

Fallout leans harder on optimization: SPECIAL builds and quest routing are deeply solvable

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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