head to head
vs
FlatOutvsRock n' Roll Racing
FlatOut leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Rock n' Roll Racing leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
FlatOutRock n' Roll Racing
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 2
FlatOut leans harder on variance: Physics debris and crash chaos inject randomness
Optimization4 vs 5
Rock n' Roll Racing leans harder on optimization: Upgrade purchases and planet-by-planet earnings are plannable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.