head to head
Dragon Age: InquisitionvsSquad Assault: Second Wave
Dragon Age: Inquisition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Squad Assault: Second Wave leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dragon Age: InquisitionSquad Assault: Second Wave
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Squad Assault: Second Wave leans harder on variance: random mission events and encounters
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.