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Dragon Age: Origins cover artvsLock's Quest cover art

Dragon Age: OriginsvsLock's Quest

Dragon Age: Origins leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Lock's Quest leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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.

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Dragon Age: Origins

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