Don't let the nostalgia blind you. Consider the intended audiences. PacMan is no different. And tbh, for a time-killer, Angry Birds isn't half bad, it just got too big, and was commercialized to hell.
Considering how mundane Pac-Man really is, I fail to see how it's any better than Angry Birds.
Both are easy-to-bore time killers. People saying PacMan is good, are just saying that crap to seem like REUL GEMURS, to try and fit in. Look guys, you can like w/e, we won't judge you.
So long as it's not COD