by Jorqonmorqon April 20, 2018
When you become blind to how bad a game or other piece of media is, due to the advertising and hype built up around it. Causing you to defend a clearly bad piece of content from criticism for no reason.
Similar to tunnel-vision
Similar to tunnel-vision
People had really bad hype-vision for fallout 76 when it first came out, the games still crap but it’s getting better.
by CrocTheTerrible October 09, 2021
Focusing so much on advertising for a single piece of media (video game, movie, tv show, public event) that you become blinded to how bad the content actually is, and go out of your way to defend the content from criticism for no reason.
Comparable to Tunnel-vision
Comparable to Tunnel-vision
People have some serious hype-vision over fallout76, so many people defend it for no reason when it first came out it was total crap.
by CrocTheTerrible October 09, 2021
Me: I was supes pumped to the get the Cure's The Head On The Door in original shrink wrap with a hype sticker!
RTK: Hehe - Da Hype Yo!
RTK: Hehe - Da Hype Yo!
by Thedoggles June 22, 2021
A popular and/or exciting trend. The only reason most people are excited about it is because of the peer-pressure or crowd mentality. Often used on streaming platforms as an on-the-nose way to pressure people into donating to a streamer.
People went crazy when Taylor Swift came to town, but most of them were just getting on the hype train.
by gamemasta pasta December 05, 2024
Person A: OMG, I'm so excited for Super Platformer 9!
*Three weeks later...*
Person B: Hey, Super Platformer 9 came out today!
Person A: I'm not interested.
Person B: Really? You've been telling us about it over the past few weeks, only to do a hype abandon the day it releases?
*Three weeks later...*
Person B: Hey, Super Platformer 9 came out today!
Person A: I'm not interested.
Person B: Really? You've been telling us about it over the past few weeks, only to do a hype abandon the day it releases?
by ChameleonDragon February 10, 2018
by mxSCORPx April 16, 2020