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Dragon Age: Origins leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Dragon Age: OriginsPokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu!

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 7

Dragon Age: Origins leans harder on optimization: Tactics slots, builds, party synergy dominate

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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Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu!