head to head
vs
Dragon Age: InquisitionvsPopulous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods
Dragon Age: Inquisition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dragon Age: InquisitionPopulous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods leans harder on execution: Frantic land-flattening clicks reward fast hands
Reads1 vs 2
Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods leans harder on reads: Rival gods are scripted AI; human matches add light prediction
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.