It only became overrated because the series basically fucking died shortly after it and so it never had any competition. 3 was about as good but was a lot of the same in general, but 4 was hugely divisive and everything after it was rental fodder.
So people could only really talk about 2 to explain why the series was so big and kept getting games, and it slowly evolved into what it was.
It only became overrated because the series basically fucking died shortly after it and so it never had any competition. 3 was about as good but was a lot of the same in general, but 4 was hugely divisive and everything after it was rental fodder.
So people could only really talk about 2 to explain why the series was so big and kept getting games, and it slowly evolved into what it was.