head to head
vs
Dragon Age: OriginsvsTitan Quest
Dragon Age: Origins leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Titan Quest leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dragon Age: OriginsTitan Quest
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
Titan Quest leans harder on variance: Loot drops gate builds behind RNG
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.