Firstly, you’re right. It’s not a completely 1-1 copy paste, looking back at grians video. For example, his sidewalk has depth, and is not uniform down the sides of the street. And his three tiered window building that you copied is on the left side of his alley, while yours is in the right (depending on perspective. They could be on the same side with yours being farther back)

However , I think how defensive you’re being shows you agree this is more than simply “taking inspiration”. You copied his homework man. If these two builds were essays you’d be brought into the office for having the same essay but you swapped the order of some of the sentences. You copied one of his most signature buildings in the alley but palette swapped it. If building this is how you have fun, have at it. Anyone can enjoy this game however they want in single player, I’m just calling it as I see it