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Forza Horizon 3vsGas Guzzlers Extreme

Forza Horizon 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Gas Guzzlers Extreme leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Forza Horizon 3Gas Guzzlers Extreme

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 3

Gas Guzzlers Extreme leans harder on reads: AI racers are scripted; multiplayer adds light prediction

Variance2 vs 3

Gas Guzzlers Extreme leans harder on variance: Pickups and combat outcomes add some randomness

Optimization5 vs 5

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.

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