Games you don't mind watching

[Neverhoodian]

Even though they're meant to be interactive, games can be fun as a spectator event sometimes. For example, I like watching replays of matches in RTS games like Dawn of War 2. I also enjoy watching "Let's Play" videos of open-world RPGs like Daggerfall.

What kinds of games do you like to watch?

 

[thenumberthirteen]

MGS4 Considering I spent more time watching cutscenes than actually playing it (and completed it twice) I actually sort of like the jumbled mess of a plot.

 

[Palademon]

I watched my brother play a lot of games when I was younger, so I can't think of any I couldn't watch.

 

[ZeroMachine]

Halo Reach fails and any competitive game I can follow, really.

 

[Skorpyo]

Pretty much any of the Unreal Tournament games are good as spectator sports.

Hell, with a bit of imagination, betting and drinking games are just a thought away.

 

[ZehMadScientist]

Point and Click games liek Zack and Wiki. Though it's a one player game, me and some friends completed it together, thinking with each other and stuff. Good times, good times...

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[Smertnik]

I only watch LPs of games I don't intend to buy. And as long as they're delivered entertainingly I can enjoy anything. Multiplayer replays are boring, though.

 

[VaudevillianVeteran]

I used to be a big fan of watching my dad play the Resident Evil games or some games from the Legend of Zelda series. I occasionally watch Let's Plays of mostly older games that I have no hope of ever owning myself.

 

[Sixcess]

I ocassionally watch no-commentary walkthroughs of games I'm sort of interested in but have no intention of actually playing - usually console exclusives.

MGS4 was interesting, in a WTF kind of way. Having never played any of that series I'm sure a lot of it was lost on me, but really... WTF?

The God of War series is really watchable, almost like movies. I'm pretty sure I'd be rubbish at those games, but as a nearly cinematic experience it's very impressive.

 

[Sven und EIN HUND]

I enjoy Let's Play videos as well; it's really interesting watching how other people handle things and solve problems differently, and it can be helpful in deciding whether or not you want to get a particular game.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

The Total war games. Its like watching Braveheart every time a battle loads.

 

[Zydrate]

I watched my brother play and beat Portal and Shadow of the Colossus.

That second one was practically a movie anyway.

 

[scully745]

Guitar Hero I like watching, mainly because I can sit there with a real guitar and play along with some songs that are on them

 

[Tomo Stryker]

Lets Plays are good, but I'm more of an interactive kind of guy. You know, that guy who sits at the back of a bunch of people play Super Smash Bros and can't watch because they suck so badly.

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[IndianaJonny]

The Total war games. Its like watching Braveheart every time a battle loads.

Yep, especially with the gorgeous graphics of the recent Shogun 2.

I would also add Starcraft (1 and 2) - heck, there's a whole industry behind Starcraft as a spectator sport.

 

[PPB]

I've enjoyed watching replays of Starcraft II more than playing the game itself. I've always been somewhat fond of watching replays for RTS games once in a while, but with SC2 it's even worse. Then I discovered that there were hundreds of commented games on youtube so I went and uninstalled SC2 (which had essentially become a replay client for me).

It kind of makes me sad, because I used to like playing Blizzard's RTS. I spent so many hours playing Warcraft III on battle.net... but I just can't get into SC2. For some reason, I still enjoy watching replays though.

 

[Rooster893]

Mega Man X.

It's awesome, and narmy at the awesome time. Kinda like Flash Gordon!

 

[Deathlisk]

Pretty much everything, but I really like watching SC2.

 

[TheSaw]

I liked watching a few Amnesia Lets Play's.
When I was little, I used to love watching my dad play Tomb Raider.

 

[Jakub324]

Just Cause 2, although when my brother plays he's so crap it hurts.