head to head

Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction cover artvsDragon Age: Inquisition cover art

Aliens Versus Predator: ExtinctionvsDragon Age: Inquisition

Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Dragon Age: Inquisition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Aliens Versus Predator: ExtinctionDragon Age: Inquisition

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 7

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction

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Dragon Age: Inquisition