Why do poeple keep comparing games to God of War 3???

I have read so many articles where journalists are comparing games to GoW3 and only one compares and in fact its nearly an exact copy. Lets break it down... First, i heard people comparing Darksiders Wrath of war to it.

Lets make it clear, this game is only similar to GoW3 in the fact that it has references to hell and greek mythology. From what iv seen this game seems decent but no where near as good as GoW3. Lets move along to Bayonetta...

First off let me say that i was a sceptic of this game. After i played the demo i had a change of heart. Bayonetta has a great female main character and the story line seems pretty cool as well. But as for comparing it to GoW3 in any way shape or form is rediculous. This game is a close clone to Devil May Cry 4. It has the same fight mechanics and similar weapons even. So not saying it is a bad game but still not comparable and not quite on the GoW3 level. Now onto my last heard comparable, Dantes Inferno.

If anyone is going to compare a game to GoW3 THIS IS THE GAME!!! Dantes Inferno is basically an exact clone of GoW3.. This is another game i was not sure of but again after playing the demo i became a believer. As i said this game is almost exactly like GoW3, from the fighting mechanics, to the weaponry, to the magic, to the way he gets health/mana, to riding beasts and getting them to attack your enemies for you. The storylines are even the same genre. But lets look at this from a different angle, the god of war series is a great series and i am a huge fan of them and GOW3 is being held in high acclaim from journalists, web sites, and people who have played the demo. So if DI is a clone of it then shouldnt it be a great game too? This is my perspective, now im all for original ip's and dont usually like copycat games but look at it like this, if you are a fan of GoW and are a PS3 owner get this as it comes out nearly 2 months before GoW3 and will satisfy your god of war craving. If your a PS3 owner and can only afford one then get GoW3, it is the original and why get the next best thing? Now if your an xbot and only have a 360 pick up DI as it is the closest thing you will ever play to GoW.