head to head
vs
Hard Truck: 18 Wheels of SteelvsYakuza 0
Hard Truck: 18 Wheels of Steel leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Yakuza 0 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Hard Truck: 18 Wheels of SteelYakuza 0
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Hard Truck: 18 Wheels of Steel leans harder on execution: truck driving precision and handling
Reads0 vs 1
Yakuza 0 leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.