head to head
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced EditionvsDragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced EditionDragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition leans harder on reads: co-op has light unpredictability, mostly solo
Variance4 vs 5
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies leans harder on variance: Grotto maps and rare gear drops are heavy RNG.
Optimization9 vs 9
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.

