head to head
vs
Colin McRae Rally 2.0vsLonely Mountains: Downhill
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Lonely Mountains: Downhill leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Colin McRae Rally 2.0Lonely Mountains: Downhill
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Lonely Mountains: Downhill leans harder on optimization: Memorizing optimal routes and brake points is the progression loop
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.