head to head
vs
Colin McRae Rally 2.0vsTrue Skate
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); True Skate leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Colin McRae Rally 2.0True Skate
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 1
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 leans harder on variance: Mid-stage surprises minimal once pace notes are internalised
Optimization5 vs 4
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 leans harder on optimization: Memorising stages and tuning setups converges times steadily
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.