head to head
vs
Dragon Age: OriginsvsFinal Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
Dragon Age: Origins leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dragon Age: OriginsFinal Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Dragon Age: Origins leans harder on execution: Tactical pause combat, low input demand
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles leans harder on optimization: Job system, positioning and turn-order math are deeply solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.