Building comparison
head to head
Rory McIlroy PGA TourvsUnreal
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
Execution · Practiced Mastery
EA's Frostbite-powered golf game mixing swing timing with course-management decisions.
Unreal
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A 1998 single-player sci-fi shooter exploring an alien planet with agile enemies.
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Unreal leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Rory McIlroy PGA TourUnreal
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
Swing timing and putt pace are the physical test
Unreal
Aim and dodging against fast Skaarj carry encounters
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
No adaptive opponent; the course never reacts
Unreal
Scripted alien AI never adapts to you
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
Wind and lie randomness nudge shots
Unreal
First-run level surprises map out quickly
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
Club selection and course management decide scores
Unreal
Weapon choice, secrets, and route knowledge trivialise replays
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.