I feel like many of the older ones weren't made to be addicting. Certainly some became addicting, but more as a side effect. Many didn't have online portions an

I feel like many of the older ones weren't made to be addicting. Certainly some became addicting, but more as a side effect. Many didn't have online portions and could be beaten a few times and moved on. The ones that did have online portions had some things making them addictive, but not on the same level. Now the games seem mostly focused on online multiplayer. They require immense time investment to unlock things or level up, or you can pay money for a shortcut. There are constantly new things being released that you have pressure to buy or be left behind. It's very much designed to be addicting now, even if the game play, story, and social aspects have gotten mostly worse.