head to head
vs
Curse of the Dead GodsvsDiRT Rally 2.0
Curse of the Dead Gods leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); DiRT Rally 2.0 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Curse of the Dead GodsDiRT Rally 2.0
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
DiRT Rally 2.0 leans harder on execution: Millimetre steering corrections at speed define stage time
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Curse of the Dead Gods leans harder on variance: Curse rolls and room drops swing run identity.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.