Building comparison
head to head
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)vsThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) asks more than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and the gap is execution.
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Global flight sim built on real weather and procedures.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
A narrative action RPG where build planning matters more than reflex execution.
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 4
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) leans clearly harder on execution.
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Procedure execution, instrument flying skill
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Combat timing matters but generous dodges forgive sloppy play.
Reads0 vs 1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
No adaptive opponents, ATC scripted
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Enemies use fixed AI behaviours; no adaptation.
Variance3 vs 2
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Real weather and live traffic
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Loot rolls and minor combat variance only.
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Flight planning, systems mastery, routing
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Builds, alchemy, and quest routing reward planning.
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.
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