head to head
vs
Dirt 5vsNeed for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
Dirt 5 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dirt 5Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
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 3
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) leans harder on variance: Police pursuits and traffic create unpredictable road state
Optimization4 vs 5
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) leans harder on optimization: Car upgrades and event selection follow a solvable progression path
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.