head to head
vs
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3vsSoulCalibur V
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); SoulCalibur V leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3SoulCalibur V
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 7
SoulCalibur V leans harder on reads: Versus humans, conditioning and throw-versus-mid guessing decides rounds
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
SoulCalibur V leans harder on optimization: Frame data, matchup study and ring positioning are deep homework
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.