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DiRT 4 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Exit the Gungeon leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).

EXECUTION8 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
DiRT 4Exit the Gungeon

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

DiRT 4 leans harder on reads: Time-attack structure has no adaptive opponent

Variance4 vs 6

Exit the Gungeon leans harder on variance: Constantly swapping random guns

Optimization5 vs 4

DiRT 4 leans harder on optimization: Car choice, setup and rally team progression are solvable systems

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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