head to head
vs
Dakar Desert RallyvsForza Horizon 3
Dakar Desert Rally leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Forza Horizon 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dakar Desert RallyForza Horizon 3
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Forza Horizon 3 leans harder on reads: Drivatars mimic but don't truly adapt
Variance3 vs 2
Dakar Desert Rally leans harder on variance: Open-desert navigation hides the route until learned
Optimization5 vs 5
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.