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Divinity II: Ego Draconis leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Dragon Age: Origins leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 2

Divinity II: Ego Draconis leans harder on execution: real-time combat with modest positioning demands

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

Dragon Age: Origins leans harder on optimization: Tactics slots, builds, party synergy dominate

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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