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Dragon Age IIvsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth

Dragon Age II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Dragon Age IISouth Park: The Stick of Truth

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Dragon Age II leans harder on reads: Wave-based scripted enemies

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 6

Dragon Age II leans harder on optimization: Class builds and friend/rival paths reward 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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