head to head
Dragon Age: OriginsvsLock's Quest
Dragon Age: Origins leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Lock's Quest leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dragon Age: OriginsLock's Quest
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Lock's Quest leans harder on execution: Some action moments but building dominates
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Dragon Age: Origins leans harder on variance: Hidden rolls and loot tables
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.

