I take exception to saying WindWaker was mocked. At first reveal it was, but once folks played the demo or got their hands on it in some way it was a complete 180.
I also don’t understand how you omitted Smash Bros Melee. It’s absolutely one of the standouts on the system and should have been one of the first games mentioned.
That being said, I would agree. But I didn’t think about it in those terms. I’m not even sure I was aware at the time that Naughty Dog and Insomniac were first party. I just enjoyed the heck out of those games. I didn’t play the PS2 because I was eagerly awaiting Sony’s first party offerings. I played it because I was eagerly awaiting ALL of the games coming to it and with the exception of the Nintendo first party titles, everything did.
But unlike Nintendo, Sony decided not to lean into these IPs they had created and continue to expand their worlds and their gameplay styles. Most of the games that came out in that era are still stuck in that era as if Sony is ashamed of them for being their younger, more childish years.
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