Hype is a lot like alcohol. Some is good, but too much will ruin your fun. If you drink too much, you don’t blame your bartender. So why blame a publisher or studio?
Drink and browse responsibly.
Hype Analogy
Hype is a lot like alcohol. Some is good, but too much will ruin your fun. If you drink too much, you don’t blame your bartender. So why blame a publisher or studio?
Drink and browse responsibly.
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Ha! I don’t drink at all!
Okay, well, that’s not true. But maybe 1 or 2 drinks a year on special occasions, that’s practically not drinking at all.
I used to though, like a fish. In high school my friends and I got drunk every Friday night and it continued in college. Then I got sick one too many times and just pretty much told myself I’ve had it. Kinda fits your analogy.
For all of those hungover mornings you never blamed anyone but yourself for drinking too much though did you? That’s the odd thing to me about hype, I always find myself getting pissed at the developer or PR firm and not at myself for watching the teaser or reading the article.
Oh and for the record, I’m a one or two beers a week guy. Sometimes I’ll drink a bit more or a bit less, but I haven’t been drunk since my bachelor part five years ago and I hope to never be again.
You are my hero, Blue. Nice job.
Thanks! 🙂 This analogy has been floating around in my brain for quite a while now but every time I tried to write it, it turned into this huge preachy post that sat im my drafts folder for a week and then got trashed. Sometimes less is more, right?
Seriously good analogy. I never thought of it like that, but it makes perfect sense.
Thanks!
I remember being super hyped about Halo 2. It turned out to be a huge disappointment for me. I have been hyped up for some more recent games that at first play felt like a disappointment but turned out to be pretty good. Retribution and Dragon Age 2 would fall into that category.
Probably half of the games I played last year and loved were ones I hadn’t been following or looking forward to. Red Dead Redemption comes to mind right away. MMO-wise too, Champions was a game I had no inclination to play until right around open beta. Same for Rift.