head to head
vs
Dragon Age: OriginsvsGladius
Dragon Age: Origins leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Gladius leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dragon Age: OriginsGladius
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Gladius leans harder on execution: Swing-meter timing mini-games gate every attack slightly
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.