head to head
vs
Dirt 5vsForza Horizon 3
Dirt 5 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Forza Horizon 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dirt 5Forza Horizon 3
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Forza Horizon 3 leans harder on optimization: Tuning, car choice, and route knowledge
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.