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Dragon Age: InquisitionvsInvizimals

Dragon Age: Inquisition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Invizimals leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Dragon Age: InquisitionInvizimals

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 2

Invizimals leans harder on reads: Human trading-battles add slight prediction; AI is scripted

Variance2 vs 3

Invizimals leans harder on variance: Which creatures appear via the camera is rolled

Optimization7 vs 5

Dragon Age: Inquisition leans harder on optimization: Crafting, specialization, war table 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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