Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

Cyberpunk’s reviews paint it as a tire fire. I think it’s a fun game, but it doesn’t live up to the expectation - it’s not the next Witcher 3.

There are many examples of overhyped releases: Duke Nukem Forever, the Matrix sequels, etc. What got hyped and actually delivered?

LeBron James was touted as the Next Great Hope for basketball, was on the cover of Sports Illustrated at age 17, and his high school games were televised on ESPN.

Since then he's won 4 NBA championships, opened a school in his hometown, and become arguably the greatest basketball player of all time.

You could make a case for The Mandalorian, although that didn't get as much hype due to the internets... dislike ...of the sequel trilogy.

Another one I can think of is Breath of The Wild, and probably Mario Odyssey. I've also heard good things about the FF7 remake, but haven't played it.

Good entertainment value for the whole world. During pandemic as someone who doesn't live in the US,I actually followed the US election on a daily basis for the first time.

I'd say Avengers: Endgame lived up to the decade of hype, which is no small feat.

LotR sequels probably had a lot of hype prior to release.

The latest God of War had a great release afaik.

To be honest, it's hard to remember which things were really hyped up before release and met expectations. I keep thinking of stuff I heard was good after it was release, and things which were hyped and failed, or havr not yet fully delivered on the hype. I can't think of any tech which fits the bill. Maybe raytracing? Most tech tends to be overhyped.