head to head
Dragon Ball GT: Final BoutvsStarwhal
Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Starwhal leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Dragon Ball GT: Final BoutStarwhal
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 8
Starwhal leans harder on execution: Precise momentum-based positioning to land the heart strike decides duels
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Starwhal leans harder on variance: Physics are deterministic; little hidden randomness
Optimization3 vs 2
Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout leans harder on optimization: Small roster and shallow systems cap the study 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.

