head to head
vs
Euro Truck Simulator 2vsMicrosoft Flight Simulator X
Euro Truck Simulator 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Microsoft Flight Simulator X leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Euro Truck Simulator 2Microsoft Flight Simulator X
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Microsoft Flight Simulator X leans harder on execution: Smooth stick work matters on landings and crosswinds
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.