head to head
vs
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)vsSystem Shock
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); System Shock leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)System Shock
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) leans harder on execution: Procedure execution, instrument flying skill
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
System Shock leans harder on optimization: Inventory, routing and station knowledge solve the game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.