head to head
vs
Skate 2vsWRC 7
Skate 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); WRC 7 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Skate 2WRC 7
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
WRC 7 leans harder on variance: Surface and weather conditions add modest unpredictability
Optimization4 vs 5
WRC 7 leans harder on optimization: Pace notes, setup tuning and stage memorisation are the learnable layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.