head to head
vs
Dragon Age: InquisitionvsThief Simulator
Dragon Age: Inquisition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Thief Simulator leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dragon Age: InquisitionThief Simulator
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Dragon Age: Inquisition leans harder on execution: Action-leaning combat, dodge timing matters
Reads1 vs 0
Dragon Age: Inquisition leans harder on reads: Scripted enemy behaviour
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.