head to head
vs
Dragon Age: OriginsvsThrees!
Dragon Age: Origins leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Threes! leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dragon Age: OriginsThrees!
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Dragon Age: Origins leans harder on reads: Enemy AI is scripted
Variance3 vs 4
Threes! leans harder on variance: Next-tile spawns are random but partially previewed
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.