head to head
vs
FlatOut 2vsRaining Blobs
FlatOut 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Raining Blobs leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
FlatOut 2Raining Blobs
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Raining Blobs leans harder on variance: Falling blob colors are random but quickly mappable
Optimization4 vs 5
Raining Blobs leans harder on optimization: Chaining and clearing patterns has known optimal play
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.