head to head
vs
FlatOut 3: Chaos & DestructionvsGrand Theft Auto IV
FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Grand Theft Auto IV leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
FlatOut 3: Chaos & DestructionGrand Theft Auto IV
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction leans harder on execution: Surviving wrecks still requires car control, when physics cooperate
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 2
FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction leans harder on variance: Notoriously janky physics randomise outcomes beyond player control
Optimization2 vs 3
Grand Theft Auto IV leans harder on optimization: Mission routing and weapon picks learnable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.