head to head
vs
Dragon Age: InquisitionvsLucius Demake
Dragon Age: Inquisition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Lucius Demake leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dragon Age: InquisitionLucius Demake
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Dragon Age: Inquisition leans harder on execution: Action-leaning combat, dodge timing matters
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
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.