cm0002@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 12 days agoWhat's a popular game series that you just can't understand the hype for?message-squaremessage-square205fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up174arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a popular game series that you just can't understand the hype for?cm0002@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 12 days agomessage-square205fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSSTF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down7·12 days agoIt seems like all of the answers are “I personally didn’t enjoy this game therefore I can not conceive of anyone else enjoying it.” I find that interesting.
minus-squareunderline960@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up27·12 days agoHow else would you interpret OP’s question?
minus-squareSSTF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-212 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-up1·12 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.
It seems like all of the answers are “I personally didn’t enjoy this game therefore I can not conceive of anyone else enjoying it.”
I find that interesting.
How else would you interpret OP’s question?
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.
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