Any LPers here?

[RetroRage]

i can't be the only person addicted to watching Lets Plays on YouTube.  If you don't know what an LP  is, its basically a series of gameplay videos by someone who commentates while they play through the game.  Some are good, most are really bad....but once you find an LPer you like you'll go through their playlist for hours.


So....anyone?

[techwizard]

i've watched some now and then but never the whole way through a game they play. i enjoy seeing a little gameplay with commentary if the person talking is good but to watch through the whole game seems a bit much to me...at that point you may as well just play it yourself.

[bombatomba]

I sometimes check them when I want to get a "feel" for the game (when a demo is not available, for instance).  They are kind of hit-and-miss though, as the wrong personality can rub me the wrong way.  Like techwizard said, more for a feel, but the whole game is just too much.  I might as go as for as to say that the Quicklooks on Giantbomb are a bit much sometimes.

[Razor Knuckles]

I don't think I can watch most of them. Mostly due to time restraints. Anything over 15 minutes is too much for me to handle. I prefer a short review instead. If the person is really funny than I can watch an LP. I just can't get into them though. 

[Shadow Kisuragi]

I love Let's Plays and speedruns - I'll watch people stream all day. I just recently re-discovered SpeedRunsLive.com, and I used to watch a group of speedrunners screw around on Mario Kart 64 and Mario Party 2 all day. If you can find the right group, they're awesome to watch.

[techwizard]

speed runs are different though, they're doing things that most people don't have the skill or patience to try. watching a speed run is more like watching a professional sport, whereas watching a lets play for more than a few minutes feels to me like sitting on a couch watching a friend play through a game...it's cool to see the game, but it's not nearly as fun as playing it yourself.

[Duke.Togo]

Crabby and I did a couple pre-podcast. You can check them out on his YouTube page.

[Razor Knuckles]

I like Crabby's stuff. I usually skim through most of it as they can be quite long. I wouldn't consider his stuff lets play. It's more like the whole game from start to end. Its petty epic to see the length of his videos.

http://www.youtube.com/user/2000Crabmaster

[RetroRage]

I love Let's Plays and speedruns - I'll watch people stream all day. I just recently re-discovered SpeedRunsLive.com, and I used to watch a group of speedrunners screw around on Mario Kart 64 and Mario Party 2 all day. If you can find the right group, they're awesome to watch.

yep.  To me its kinda like watching anything else on tv. Besides, there's nothing really good on tv anymore.  I turn on a Lets Play while i'm doing stuff around the house just for background noise.  If the LPer is entertaining i can watch just about anything.  Or if they're just crazy good, like watching people sequence break Super Metroid and 100% it in less than 2 hours without tool assists. 

And now people are doing Lets Races, where they'll upload a video of two or more people playing a game at the same time and see who can beat it first.  check it out, you'll beer surprised how fun it is to watch, especially when its a blind race.

[Crabmaster2000]

I like Crabby's stuff. I usually skim through most of it as they can be quite long. I wouldn't consider his stuff lets play. It's more like the whole game from start to end. Its petty epic to see the length of his videos.

http://www.youtube.com/user/2000Crabmaster

Thanks for the shout out!!

The only guy I have found that I can stand watching his Let's Play type vids is Cornshaq. He generally plays the game enough that he can do a very solid run and it SUPER informative about the game, its mechanics, glitches, secrets, enemy patterns, etc. I've used a couple of his videos to help get through some tough spots on a few games. And from the looks of his channel he has done several non-typical games like Mad Max and Dirty Harry that I will probably end up using to help me through those games too.

[Sirgin]

I don't really get LP's.

I guess they're useful for very difficult games or when you're stuck at some point in a game. But to watch an entire LP? What a monumental waste of time. Why not actually play the game yourself then.

[Shadow Kisuragi]

I don't really get LP's.

I guess they're useful for very difficult games or when you're stuck at some point in a game. But to watch an entire LP? What a monumental waste of time. Why not actually play the game yourself then.

I find it somewhat cerebral to watch other people play games, and comparing their playing style versus my own. It makes you rethink a lot of the game.

[Crabmaster2000]

I don't really get LP's.

I guess they're useful for very difficult games or when you're stuck at some point in a game. But to watch an entire LP? What a monumental waste of time. Why not actually play the game yourself then.

Thats kind of like saying "why watch sports" or "cop dramas" etc. Other than wildly fantastical shows/movies you could go do the real thing rather than watch it. Sometimes its just pure entertainment value from watching others play something.

[Cobra]

Yeah, I like LPs. Both of them in-fact, I like Let's Plays and the commentary free Long Plays too.

Normally only watch them of a game I'm reminiscing about and want to take a look at again without digging out the computer/console to play through again.

[RetroRage]

Yeah, I like LPs. Both of them in-fact, I like Let's Plays and the commentary free Long Plays too.

Normally only watch them of a game I'm reminiscing about and want to take a look at again without digging out the computer/console to play through again.

same here.  its hard for me to watch an LP if i don't have a personal connection to the game.  i like NintendoCapriSun alot and can watch most of his LPs, but besides him i can't really stomach some of the other LPers if i don't know what they're playing