head to head
vs
DescentvsForza Motorsport 4
Descent leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Forza Motorsport 4 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
DescentForza Motorsport 4
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Forza Motorsport 4 leans harder on reads: AI drivers don't meaningfully adapt
Variance2 vs 1
Descent leans harder on variance: Mine layouts fixed; ambushes surprise only once
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.