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Dirt 5vsExtreme-G

Dirt 5 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Extreme-G leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Dirt 5Extreme-G

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 1

Dirt 5 leans harder on reads: Pack racing adds light wheel-to-wheel jockeying

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 3

Dirt 5 leans harder on optimization: Car class knowledge and line choice reward study

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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