Many triple A games pale in comparison to the Immersive storytelling, the beautiful graphics paired with the most realistic physics system to date that this game offers. It is as if the game has become somewhat a gold standard for all game-devs to look up to.
This of course is an understatement on how much of a piece of art this game is, being released in 2007 it still can make modern games look like microwaved potatoes whilst being loot box-free.
Therefore it is safe to say that this classic piece transcends being just a game instead it is more correct to call it "a way of life".