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Started by strongbad, November 17, 2013, 06:54:30 PM

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Hiro

i'm used to watching people play video games because that's one of my earliest memories (my uncle playing snes) and also having siblings so we had to take turns
plus it makes me feel like i'm playing games since i'm too lazy to actually do so

YPrrrr

I can't really watch them because if they're serious they're boring, and if they're trying to be funny they usually suck at the game and it's frustrating to watch them fail easy parts just for entertainment value.

Only similar thing I can watch is people of a high skill level playing a vs game to see how I stack up and give me inspiration

Patrick Stickles

Quote from: YPR Classic on November 18, 2013, 11:27:10 AM
I can't really watch them because if they're serious they're boring, and if they're trying to be funny they usually suck at the game and it's frustrating to watch them fail easy parts just for entertainment value.

Only similar thing I can watch is people of a high skill level playing a vs game to see how I stack up and give me inspiration

i hate the "i'm so bad at this lol" type let's play

what you're thinking of is more along the lines of chip cheezum's metal gear rising LP. he's really good at it and went so far as to discover all the secrets of the game before actually playing through it. you get the full experience of the game without having to actually play it (and with platinum games that can be a good thing if you suck at them)
What the fuck was it for anyway?

YPrrrr

Quote from: Patrick Stickles on November 18, 2013, 12:49:01 PM
i hate the "i'm so bad at this lol" type let's play

what you're thinking of is more along the lines of chip cheezum's metal gear rising LP. he's really good at it and went so far as to discover all the secrets of the game before actually playing through it. you get the full experience of the game without having to actually play it (and with platinum games that can be a good thing if you suck at them)
sorta yeah. I usually just go single player games alone, I mostly just watch multiplayer stuff for entertainment and education

The Hand That Fisted Everyone

i like the livestreams tho i only ever really go to kaz stream

Samus Aran

despite kaz stream being a thing, i generally don't care about watching LPs or streams

but i sure love doing streaming

i feel like streaming is a lot better though because you can actually talk back and forth between the audience and it makes the experience a lot more interactive than something pre-recorded. it's worth noting that a lot of times when i stream it's not just because i feel like playing a game that seems suitable for streaming, it's also because i want to talk to you guys without just using text.

Placebo Headwound

Let's plays are much better representations of how a game plays than trailers and reviews are. That is of course if the person playing isn't terrible. That's about the most useful things about them, rarely is a commentator ever actually worth listening to.


Placebo Headwound

Quote from: Patrick Stickles on November 18, 2013, 12:49:01 PM
i hate the "i'm so bad at this lol" type let's play

what you're thinking of is more along the lines of chip cheezum's metal gear rising LP. he's really good at it and went so far as to discover all the secrets of the game before actually playing through it. you get the full experience of the game without having to actually play it (and with platinum games that can be a good thing if you suck at them)
Chip and Ironicus are about the only duo I bother to watch videos for. The only ones I know that have funny/interesting commentary. giggle;

Hiro

Quote from: Naoto Shirogane on November 18, 2013, 03:05:52 PM
it's worth noting that a lot of times when i stream it's not just because i feel like playing a game that seems suitable for streaming, it's also because i want to talk to you guys without just using text.
that's probably the main reason i play uncharted nowadays too

me003

I like watching twitch streams cuz I got a couple friends who stream, and because its live you can interact with them and some of the speedrunners are insane and some people are entertaining to watch. I do feel weird though, sitting behind a screen watching some random gamer like wtf am I doing.
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The Hand That Fisted Everyone

Quote from: Naoto Shirogane on November 18, 2013, 03:05:52 PM
despite kaz stream being a thing, i generally don't care about watching LPs or streams

but i sure love doing streaming

i feel like streaming is a lot better though because you can actually talk back and forth between the audience and it makes the experience a lot more interactive than something pre-recorded. it's worth noting that a lot of times when i stream it's not just because i feel like playing a game that seems suitable for streaming, it's also because i want to talk to you guys without just using text.
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strongbad

Quote from: me003 on November 19, 2013, 01:41:59 PM
I like watching twitch streams cuz I got a couple friends who stream, and because its live you can interact with them and some of the speedrunners are insane and some people are entertaining to watch. I do feel weird though, sitting behind a screen watching some random gamer like wtf am I doing.

yeah i feel that too lol

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