cm0002@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhat's a popular game series that you just can't understand the hype for?message-squaremessage-square182linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a popular game series that you just can't understand the hype for?cm0002@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square182linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSSTF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months 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-up0·2 months agoHow else would you interpret OP’s question?
minus-squareSSTF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoSomething that is popular (or sells well) despite having no apparent appeal to anyone the commenter can think of. This question may as well be “what popular game don’t you enjoy?” I don’t enjoy Bloodborne. I think I can figure out why there is a lot of hype for it.
minus-squareTheV2@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months 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.
This question may as well be “what popular game don’t you enjoy?”
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.