Now I'm curious too... I though it meant people or things or arts that became famous/had a huge following etc at a certain point in time.

Mussolini definitely was very popular at a certain period and even today for a few.

Damn english is hard.

ADJECTIVE

I would bet that each of those guys have like more than 1M people that still likes then nowadays (yes it is ludicrous, but we know some human beings are like that).

Pop music isn't pop music, if it sounds more like rap music. If you set out to create a pop album and the listeners say it sounds a lot more like rap, then is it still a pop album?

So what was the likely outcome of TLOU2 based on the games politics and the population?

If this is the way communication worked nothing would ever make sense. Which in upside down backwards world, is why you must be... right?

Go on Twitter and tweet that you think Hitler was popular, and tell me how it works out for you. I'll bet that saying Hitler was popular will quickly become a 'popular thing to say' after all is said and done...

You'll fail even harder on trying to argue that TLOU2 isn't popular by any mean or metric, dunno why you are being so stubborn on it.

Stubborn. Hmm.

When exactly do you think Hitler became popular? The moment he decided to attempt to take command of Germany, or after he had his population saluting him? 

Maybe we should just wait and see how TLOU2 plays out before we agree or disagree if it ends up being popular. Who knows, maybe gamers are just waiting to get it on PS5.

It sold 4M+ on 3 days, there is no way you can say it isn't popular without putting like 99% as not popular (over 4000 titles on PS4, with like 40 selling over 5M TLOU2 already sold)

If it ends up hated in some years sure you can also say that, but there isn't anything right now that can put TLOU2 as not popular. Not even by your exaggeration like the "it isn't popular because it didn't sell like minecraft".

I never could have expected in backwards upside down world, flipping it to the exact opposite and suggesting it be judged right away and then possibly change minds later. Though, people deciding on something and forming a strong mindset first, and then changing it later, is much more realistic than simply waiting for everything before you make a decision at all. This is a rush type situation though so it's not like people have all the time in the world..

Hitler is also hated now, even by his own people. At least I would think that's safe to say, but you also suggested that it doesn't change that he was still popular. Which would likely mean that the implied TLOU2 popularity wouldn't change down the road either, even if it was hated, so..

I will say, that if anyone ever suggests that TLOU2 is literally Hitler, I certainly wouldn't agree with them.

Although folk that defends deceptive advertisment (amongst other tactics of manipulation), influencing and censoring reviews, the hypocrisy of the ones responsible and condoning gagging voices critical of such practices and the game come off as a little... fascist.

Regardless, if it were viewed that way by some, it still wouldn't literally be Hitler. Not even close. Trying to push a 'fascist' agenda through a video game and trying to push a fascist agenda to take over a war worthy country is a pretty gigantic gap. There's nothing wrong with anyone pointing out what they see and think about it though. Some would even say it's highly beneficial.