cm0002@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 days agoWhat's a popular game series that you just can't understand the hype for?message-squaremessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up156arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a popular game series that you just can't understand the hype for?cm0002@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 days agomessage-square78fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSSTF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-29 days agoSomething that is popular (or sells well) despite having no apparent appeal to anyone the commenter can think of. I don’t enjoy Bloodborne. I think I can figure out why there is a lot of hype for it.
minus-squareTheV2@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 days agoWhile I’d interpret it this way, too, “can’t understand the hype of” usually translates to simply “dislike”, but with a stronger emphasis on invalidating the opinions of the people who do like it.
Something that is popular (or sells well) despite having no apparent appeal to anyone the commenter can think of.
I don’t enjoy Bloodborne. I think I can figure out why there is a lot of hype for it.
While I’d interpret it this way, too, “can’t understand the hype of” usually translates to simply “dislike”, but with a stronger emphasis on invalidating the opinions of the people who do like it.