head to head
vs
GRID LegendsvsMario Kart DS
GRID Legends leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mario Kart DS leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
GRID LegendsMario Kart DS
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Mario Kart DS leans harder on variance: Item RNG decides tight finishes
Optimization6 vs 5
GRID Legends leans harder on optimization: Car upgrades, team hire and race strategy are cleanly solvable layers
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.