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Dragon Age: Origins cover artvsSpellForce 3 cover art

Dragon Age: OriginsvsSpellForce 3

Dragon Age: Origins leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SpellForce 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Dragon Age: OriginsSpellForce 3

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 3

SpellForce 3 leans harder on execution: RTS base control plus hero micro at moderate pace

Reads1 vs 2

SpellForce 3 leans harder on reads: Skirmish PvP exists but is a small scene

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.

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