head to head
vs
Dragon Age: InquisitionvsPowerMonger
Dragon Age: Inquisition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); PowerMonger leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dragon Age: InquisitionPowerMonger
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 3
PowerMonger leans harder on variance: Unscouted territories and villager moods hide moderate information
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.