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Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition cover artvsDragon Age: Origins cover art

Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive EditionvsDragon Age: Origins

Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Dragon Age: Origins leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive EditionDragon Age: Origins

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Execution1 vs 2

Dragon Age: Origins leans harder on execution: Tactical pause combat, low input demand

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization9 vs 8

Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition leans harder on optimization: Build synergies, surface combos and positioning are deeply solvable

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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Dragon Age: Origins