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Defunct cover artvsThe Crew 2 cover art

DefunctvsThe Crew 2

Defunct leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Crew 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
DefunctThe Crew 2

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

The Crew 2 leans harder on variance: weather and traffic add randomness

Optimization5 vs 4

Defunct leans harder on optimization: Finding optimal lines for speed is the time-trial 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.

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The Crew 2