The most common complain I see about PS exclusives is that "they all look and play the same". Sometimes you get some variation, like "They're all TLOU clones" but you get the idea.
Having played most of these games, that's just not true at all.
Let's start with Bloodborne. An action RPG with a heavy emphasis on close combat and exploration, set in a dystopic victorian city.
Horizon: Zero Dawn, an open world RPG with heavy emphasis on narrative and long-distance combat.
Gravity Rush 2. I feel like calling this an action open world with a heavy emphasis on a completely unique traversal wouldn't really be explaining what it's about. It's definitely one of the most unique games from this list.
God of War, a semi-linear action RPG focused on narrative and combat with an over-the-shoulder camera.
Uncharted 4. An action adventure game with a heavy emphasis on narrative, exploration and third-person shooting.
The Last Guardian. A Team Ico game, so it doesn't really fit into a specific genre. It's a puzzle game I guess.
Spider-Man. A formulaic open world with an emphasis on narrative and traversal, with Arkham-like combat.
They all have unique art-styles, atmospheres, gameplay systems, camerawork, etc. that calling them "TLOU clones" is a really superficial comparison, if you could call it a comparison at all. Yeah the camera in GoW works similarly to how it works on TLOU, yeah it has a father-child relationship going on, but the rest of the game is entirely different. It doesn't make sense.
Having played most of these games, that's just not true at all.
Let's start with Bloodborne. An action RPG with a heavy emphasis on close combat and exploration, set in a dystopic victorian city.
Horizon: Zero Dawn, an open world RPG with heavy emphasis on narrative and long-distance combat.
Gravity Rush 2. I feel like calling this an action open world with a heavy emphasis on a completely unique traversal wouldn't really be explaining what it's about. It's definitely one of the most unique games from this list.
God of War, a semi-linear action RPG focused on narrative and combat with an over-the-shoulder camera.
Uncharted 4. An action adventure game with a heavy emphasis on narrative, exploration and third-person shooting.
The Last Guardian. A Team Ico game, so it doesn't really fit into a specific genre. It's a puzzle game I guess.
Spider-Man. A formulaic open world with an emphasis on narrative and traversal, with Arkham-like combat.
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There's still some more that I haven't mentioned, like Gran Turismo Sport or The Order, but you get the idea.Of all of these games, the only common theme between them all is... being narrative focused? But even that is such an open definition that it besides "it has a story and it's one of the main draws", it doesn't mean anything.They all have unique art-styles, atmospheres, gameplay systems, camerawork, etc. that calling them "TLOU clones" is a really superficial comparison, if you could call it a comparison at all. Yeah the camera in GoW works similarly to how it works on TLOU, yeah it has a father-child relationship going on, but the rest of the game is entirely different. It doesn't make sense.
