In my opinion it is very much overrated. It's not that the game isn't well made, it's the overly emotional way people act towards a story that while good wasn't great by any stretch of the imagination and game play that was playable but not great either. Yet somehow people hold it over their head like its the new heir to the gaming kingdom. They pretend that its somehow not a zombie game but instead some type of high art form that will change your life.