head to head
vs
Crimson SkiesvsDirt 5
Crimson Skies leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Dirt 5 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Crimson SkiesDirt 5
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Dirt 5 leans harder on reads: Pack racing adds light wheel-to-wheel jockeying
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Crimson Skies leans harder on optimization: Plane loadouts and mission approach reward planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.