head to head
vs
Dragon Age: OriginsvsMonster Hunter Stories
Dragon Age: Origins leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Monster Hunter Stories leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dragon Age: OriginsMonster Hunter Stories
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 4
Monster Hunter Stories leans harder on variance: Rock-paper-scissors guesses and egg gene rolls
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.