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Dragon Age: Inquisition cover artvsHitman: Game of the Year Edition cover art

Dragon Age: InquisitionvsHitman: Game of the Year Edition

Dragon Age: Inquisition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Hitman: Game of the Year Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Dragon Age: InquisitionHitman: Game of the Year Edition

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 9

Hitman: Game of the Year Edition leans harder on optimization: Mastering clockwork level systems for perfect runs IS the game

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: Inquisition

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Hitman: Game of the Year Edition