head to head
vs
Dirt 5vsIndependence Day
Dirt 5 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Independence Day leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dirt 5Independence Day
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Dirt 5 leans harder on execution: Sliding off-road cars on mixed surfaces is the whole test
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 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.