head to head
vs
Microsoft Flight Simulator XvsPokémon Snap
Microsoft Flight Simulator X leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Pokémon Snap leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Microsoft Flight Simulator XPokémon Snap
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Microsoft Flight Simulator X leans harder on execution: Smooth stick work matters on landings and crosswinds
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.