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Dragon Age: Inquisition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Sea Dogs leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Dragon Age: InquisitionSea Dogs

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Dragon Age: Inquisition leans harder on reads: Scripted enemy behaviour

Variance2 vs 3

Sea Dogs leans harder on variance: Weather, rumors and quest outcomes carry scripted unknowns

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.

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Dragon Age: Inquisition

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