http://lparchive.org/
i mean i don't know, on one level this is the most retarded thing imaginable but on the other i started playing shadowgate and after about five minutes i thought "life's too short" and then ta dah
― the bitcoin comic (thomp), Saturday, 8 June 2013 18:20 (eleven years ago) link
I only watch these to see what a game is like. Can't imagine watching them for the personality of the let's player
― polyphonic, Saturday, 8 June 2013 18:44 (eleven years ago) link
Shadowgate's a great example of that kind of game actually; really cool in concept for the time (as was Deja Vu) but who really wants to actually comb through that game now
― Nhex, Saturday, 8 June 2013 18:50 (eleven years ago) link
also for skill games or competitive games, it's easy to justify watching LPs
― Nhex, Saturday, 8 June 2013 18:51 (eleven years ago) link
Kikoskia is pretty good if you like his presenting style. Scott Manley is great for Kerbal Space Program stuff (he's an astronomer). AccountingNightmare is good for the first four Devil May Cry games.
― go cray cray on my lobster soufflĂ© (snoball), Saturday, 8 June 2013 19:20 (eleven years ago) link
these are good for walkthrough purposes but when i started using one for half-life i just started having a great time with it and watched every one, the guy doing it was entertaining and occasionally adorable. all the other ones i've used have been horrible gamer personalities tho
― ty based gay dead computer god (zachlyon), Saturday, 8 June 2013 22:57 (eleven years ago) link
Nakar's journey thru Ultima 4-7 is hilarious, written more like a play
These can be quite entertaining but it depends on who does it; for example, the Giant Bomb playthru of Deadly Premonition is worth it for the commentary.
Also, one of the stretch goal bonuses with Obsidian's Kicktstarter earlier was to force Chris Avellone to play thru Arcanum and document it
― Hockey Drunk (kingfish), Saturday, 8 June 2013 22:59 (eleven years ago) link
Nakar's journey thru Ultima 4-7 is hilarious
i feel like this is going to prove demonstrably untrue
― the bitcoin comic (thomp), Sunday, 9 June 2013 08:37 (eleven years ago) link
http://lparchive.org/Ultima-VII-The-Black-Gate/Update%2017/8-iolo.png "It would appear that they have been mining a most curious substance. It is referred to only as B.R."
http://lparchive.org/Ultima-VII-The-Black-Gate/Update%2017/14-shamino.png "Yeah, because we've never encountered a strange mineral with the initials B.R. before."
http://lparchive.org/Ultima-VII-The-Black-Gate/Update%2017/6-avatar.png "We certainly don't have a magical wand that can explode B.R."
http://lparchive.org/Ultima-VII-The-Black-Gate/Update%2017/15-dupre.png "If we only knew what it was!"
― the bitcoin comic (thomp), Sunday, 9 June 2013 08:41 (eleven years ago) link
oh my aching fucking sides
Freeman's Mind is still going but i'm more or less hooked:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J80KD4BG7M
― Nhex, Sunday, 9 June 2013 08:53 (eleven years ago) link
cripes OP this is incredible... and have u heard of this new show called ally mcbeal, the dancing babys freaking hilario;us
― i wanna be a gabbneb baby (Hungry4Ass), Sunday, 9 June 2013 09:51 (eleven years ago) link
lol fu ade
― the bitcoin comic (thomp), Sunday, 9 June 2013 10:28 (eleven years ago) link
mainly i started this because six hours into dark cloud i went "fuck this, i wonder if there's a let's play of it" and i wondered if other people were having this feeling as regularly as i have
― the bitcoin comic (thomp), Sunday, 9 June 2013 10:29 (eleven years ago) link
im not a big LP guy but i like the informative ones, that delve into development history and in-game secrets and that kind of thing. my favorite is this one for Trespasser:
http://lparchive.org/Jurassic-Park-Trespasser/
the guy who did it sounds like tom bodett and knows an insane amount about the behind-the-scenes of trespasser
― i wanna be a gabbneb baby (Hungry4Ass), Sunday, 9 June 2013 11:16 (eleven years ago) link
yeah that's half the stuff i want from these, the other is just 'this is the experience'. for if i'm curious about a game but can't be bothered emulating / buying / actually playing. though i don't tend to watch video ones because ...
i think it's funny that there's an 'informative' tag on the archive, like there are some of these that are 'not informative'
i have never heard of 'jurassic park: trespasser'
― the bitcoin comic (thomp), Sunday, 9 June 2013 12:30 (eleven years ago) link
i remember the ads for it when it came out, because the graphics looked unbelievable at the time. they really reached for the moon on that one
― i wanna be a gabbneb baby (Hungry4Ass), Sunday, 9 June 2013 12:34 (eleven years ago) link
the wiki page makes it sound like QWOP
― the bitcoin comic (thomp), Sunday, 9 June 2013 16:34 (eleven years ago) link
not far off tbh
― i wanna be a gabbneb baby (Hungry4Ass), Sunday, 9 June 2013 16:42 (eleven years ago) link
The Ultima playthroughs do rock
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 11 June 2013 22:09 (eleven years ago) link
I'll watch LP videos sometimes. When Minecraft came out for the xbox360 I watched a bunch of LP's, wanting to see all of the unique things people are doing in the game. I was actually thinking of watching one for "Last of Us", since that game looks amazing. I don't own a PS3, never will, but wouldn't mind watching some hours of the game since it's apparently very cinematic.
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Wednesday, 12 June 2013 17:52 (eleven years ago) link
I watched a lp of starcraft 2 because no fuckin way was I gonna buy that to watch the cutscenes. I also watch a fair amount of these videos at work where Im chained to a desk.
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Wednesday, 12 June 2013 19:13 (eleven years ago) link
I've said this on another thread but they are really best for reliving CD-ROM era adventure games that you don't actually want to go through the hell of playing again, while working on something else in another window.
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 12 June 2013 20:29 (eleven years ago) link
came up here King's Quest
2008, wow
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 12 June 2013 20:30 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QSTAqr_0wQ
― am0n, Thursday, 13 June 2013 20:21 (eleven years ago) link
makin' love, out on
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 14 June 2013 01:01 (eleven years ago) link
fuckin love robbaz but some of his videos are a little one note. his kerbal space program videos are pretty good because you can tell how much he loves the game and theres a good amount of lols from watching things explode.
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Friday, 14 June 2013 19:14 (eleven years ago) link
Robbaz sounds like my dentist.
― go cray cray on my lobster soufflĂ© (snoball), Friday, 14 June 2013 19:25 (eleven years ago) link
uggggh I hate the voices and personalities of 99.9999% of the guys that do this. Most of the time I just want to watch a playthrough, but instead it's all these guys that won't shut up. The only exception is "Criken", who doesn't really make "let's play" videos, but they're video games with talking that are actually funny so close enough
― Dan I., Friday, 14 June 2013 20:32 (eleven years ago) link
check out my tom bodett guy. i'll leave the light on for u
― i wanna be a gabbneb baby (Hungry4Ass), Friday, 14 June 2013 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
and why are like half these guys british or australian? i blame yahtzee
― Nhex, Friday, 14 June 2013 20:42 (eleven years ago) link
this guy has a cool voice i guess but i don't know who tom bodett is
― the bitcoin comic (thomp), Saturday, 15 June 2013 03:29 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ7-TKdt9BU&feature=youtu.be
― DOCTOR CAISNO, BYCREATIVELABBUS (Doctor Casino), Monday, 31 October 2016 00:51 (seven years ago) link
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― Einstein, Kazanga, Sitar (abanana), Monday, 31 October 2016 14:10 (seven years ago) link
Homestarrunner guys doing a short parody Let's Play for a short fake Atari game. Cute, though maybe not as funny as I wanted it to be.
― DOCTOR CAISNO, BYCREATIVELABBUS (Doctor Casino), Monday, 31 October 2016 14:28 (seven years ago) link
so many strategy games have terrible tutorials and/or offer no real indication on how to get going that these things are basically essential/save you hours and hours of grief
― ogmor, Monday, 31 October 2016 14:55 (seven years ago) link