video games that are meant to be marathoned in a single caffeinated weekend with little or no friction are a recent development driven by hyperinflated AAA development costs. I won't disagree that they're overrated because my god they're considered the Best Game Ever by so many official tastemakers, but they're undeniably phenomenal games which may have a few of the questionable design conventions of the time, but were more often miles ahead in terms of mood and environmental design.