head to head
vs
Ace Combat: Assault HorizonvsDirt 5
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Dirt 5 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Ace Combat: Assault HorizonDirt 5
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Dirt 5 leans harder on variance: Dynamic weather shifts grip unpredictably
Optimization4 vs 4
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.