head to head
vs
Dirt 5vsHotshot Racing
Dirt 5 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Hotshot Racing leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Dirt 5Hotshot Racing
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 1
Dirt 5 leans harder on variance: Dynamic weather shifts grip unpredictably
Optimization4 vs 4
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.