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Aura Kingdom cover artvsDragon Age: Inquisition cover art

Aura KingdomvsDragon Age: Inquisition

Aura Kingdom leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Dragon Age: Inquisition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Aura KingdomDragon 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.

Variance3 vs 2

Aura Kingdom leans harder on variance: Loot and Eidolon rolls add grind randomness

Optimization6 vs 7

Dragon Age: Inquisition leans harder on optimization: Crafting, specialization, war table planning

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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