head to head
vs
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)vsSoviet Strike
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Soviet Strike leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)Soviet Strike
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Soviet Strike leans harder on reads: Enemy responses shift with your actions but remain mappable scripts
Variance3 vs 2
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) leans harder on variance: Real weather and live traffic
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.