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Dark Echo cover artvsDragon Age: Inquisition cover art

Dark EchovsDragon Age: Inquisition

Dark Echo leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Dragon Age: Inquisition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Dark EchoDragon Age: Inquisition

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Dragon Age: Inquisition leans harder on reads: Scripted enemy behaviour

Variance3 vs 2

Dark Echo leans harder on variance: Level geometry is hidden until echoes reveal it

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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