When comparing Tearaway Unfolded vs Abzû, the Slant community recommends Abzû for most people. In the question“What are the best PS4 (PlayStation 4) games?” Abzû is ranked 83rd while Tearaway Unfolded is ranked 195th. The most important reason people chose Abzû is:
Diving through the ocean with an array of colorful fish is very soothing. Your character can even meditate, allowing you to gaze at the surrounding aquatic life. The orchestral music further adds to the soothing feeling, while also giving most locations a sense of wonder. Nothing quite like seeing a school of fish swimming around to the soft tune of pipe instruments.
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Pros
Pro Uses Dualshock 4's features really well
The controls in Tearaway are really innovative and feel natural. The combination of movement based controls and using the inputs actually on the controller give the game a whole new level of immersion. You are also able to do things such as use your touch pad to use different special moves, or use the light bar as an in-game torch, which makes it a lot of fun.
Apart from that, you are also able to do things such as use your touch pad to use different special moves, or use the light bar as an in-game torch.
Pro The world is utterly charming
In the world of Tearaway, everything is made of paper. People, buildings, all of it. The art in the game is beautifully designed, and really gives you a child-like feeling of awe every time you pick up the controller. You'll traverse large mountains, gloomy swamps, rampant forests, and several other types of biomes in Tearaway, and every single one will leave you wanting to see more.
Pro Soft and calming
Diving through the ocean with an array of colorful fish is very soothing. Your character can even meditate, allowing you to gaze at the surrounding aquatic life. The orchestral music further adds to the soothing feeling, while also giving most locations a sense of wonder. Nothing quite like seeing a school of fish swimming around to the soft tune of pipe instruments.
Pro Educational
Every time you encounter a new fish, you can learn what it's called. There is also the 'meditate' mode which cycles between all the different kinds of fish, naming them on screen.
Pro Absolutely striking art style
Abzû was made by Thatgamecompany, the makers of Journey and Flower. In each of their games, they emphasize taking a distinctive art style and Abzû is no exception.
It uses a very bright and vivid color palette to bring out the allure and mystique of the ocean. Lots of colorful fish and underwater plants with the sun shining down on you.
Each location looks so peaceful it makes you rethink if the ocean truly is scary. Some of those are followed by a dark area, dim lights and ominous creatures to remind you of the fear.
Cons
Con Extremely short
The first playthrough will take you only about 3 hours, which is way too short for a game of its price. You won't get much replay value out of it either, unless you want to get all the trophies.