head to head
vs
FlatOut 2vsUntil You Fall
FlatOut 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Until You Fall leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
FlatOut 2Until You Fall
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
Until You Fall leans harder on variance: Run-to-run weapon and upgrade rolls
Optimization4 vs 5
Until You Fall leans harder on optimization: Upgrade choices and learned enemy patterns settle quickly
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.