head to head
vs
Dragon Age: OriginsvsUndead Horde
Dragon Age: Origins leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Undead Horde leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dragon Age: OriginsUndead Horde
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Undead Horde leans harder on execution: Click combat needs only modest control
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.