A phenomenon that occurs when a piece of media (mostly video games) is put on hiatus or when there is a very large gap inbetween releases, where people will overhype and praise the content to the high heavens, even before release. It then either doesn't get released or does get released, causing everyone to be disappointed because their soaring expectations weren't met, that weren't very realistic in the first place.
This isn't the doings of the developers, this is the doing of the community who in an attempt to keep their hopes up, make excuses about their favorite piece of media being or soon becoming the greatest piece of entertainement ever, e.g. Half Life 3. Aforementioned hopes are then usually crushed and they go to metacritic to rate the item a flat 1 or 2.
This isn't the doings of the developers, this is the doing of the community who in an attempt to keep their hopes up, make excuses about their favorite piece of media being or soon becoming the greatest piece of entertainement ever, e.g. Half Life 3. Aforementioned hopes are then usually crushed and they go to metacritic to rate the item a flat 1 or 2.
Adam: ''My god, Duke Nukem Forever sucked!''
James: ''It was overhyped to all-hell and in development for like 10 years, ofcourse you were going to be let down.''
Adam: ''Classic case of Half-Life 3 syndrome.''
James: ''It was overhyped to all-hell and in development for like 10 years, ofcourse you were going to be let down.''
Adam: ''Classic case of Half-Life 3 syndrome.''
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The so-called "illness" in which someone can consume an astronomical amount of food, and in the process, gain little to no weight to show for it.
Dude, did you seriously eat that entire pizza? You're a beanpole!
I got a case of shaggy syndrome, man.
I got a case of shaggy syndrome, man.
by Roundeye April 12, 2010
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Theresa Syndrome is a good thing to have.
Theresa Syndrome is a good thing to have.
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Sam seemed to be suffering tall poppy syndrome when he described Kerry Packer as an evil man, merely because he was a billionaire.
by BabydollPink December 30, 2005
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by Richie Hamster August 1, 2011
Get the Helsinki syndrome mug.A social condition describing a person's need to display their distaste or dislike for certain people, without naming any names, on their Twitter or Facebook status.
Often intended to elicit comments from supportive friends, and infuriate or annoy others.
Often intended to elicit comments from supportive friends, and infuriate or annoy others.
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Bill: "Because man, she's got a fierce case of SAS (Status Aggressive Syndrome)"
Bill: "Because man, she's got a fierce case of SAS (Status Aggressive Syndrome)"
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