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Forza Motorsport 3vsIndianapolis 500: The Simulation

Forza Motorsport 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Indianapolis 500: The Simulation leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Forza Motorsport 3Indianapolis 500: The Simulation

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Forza Motorsport 3 leans harder on reads: AI drivers follow predictable racing lines

Variance1 vs 2

Indianapolis 500: The Simulation leans harder on variance: Mechanical failures and traffic add some run-to-run noise

Optimization7 vs 7

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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