Three Things That Drive You Nuts About Let's Players

[SvennoJ]

Darwinianevolution said:

Veknoid_Outcast said:
I've never really watched Let's Plays. Out of curiosity, why do you guys watch them? Is it to check out gameplay before you buy? Or see different strategies? Or just for entertainment? Or all three?

I usually watch LetsPlays of games that I have no intention to play but still want to know the story. A commented lets play is great for those narrative driven, little gameplay games.

The only letsplays I've watched (if they're even called that) is from Nerd Cubed, fumbling through obscure and other simulation games. It's an innocent form of schadenfreude, watch someone else mess up. That was when I was playing Elite Dangerous a lot, that game needs extra entertainement on the side. Story ones leave me cold though, much better things to watch than a video game story. I did watch the ending of FF12 though, since my memory card got corrupted on the way to the final dungeon. I much prefer a written walkthrough with pictures over video for tips and when I get stuck.

My kids can't get enough of them however. Minecraft, pokemon, lego anything, unwrapping weird japanese candy even. I don't get it, generation gap. I guess that's what drives me nuts about let's players, hearing them every day over an iPad or GamePad while my kids have plenty games to play themselves instead. Right now my 6 year old is watching DanTDM reacting to his own old videos, letsplayception :/ At least the other one is watching Inside out, better.