Watch longplays?Miyenne said:
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Poll: What makes a good Let's Play
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That sounds awful, and not in the Something Awful sort of way.Nieroshai said:
Paw's take on Kings Quest VI was amazing.
I remember for a time my friends and I kept going "Ah life giving water, NECTAR OF THE GODS!" whenever we used drinking fountains after watching it.
As for examples of good delivery and informative LPs...
http://lparchive.org/The-Binding-of-Isaac/
Not only is this a great demonstration of the game (it got me back into TBoI enough that I beat the game through and through) but Xaiter sorta sounds like Charlie Sheen...and I mean that in the best way possible.
A good example of a perfect lets play would be this:
Take note:
-Option to view cut/uncut commentary during cutscenes.
-Editing to keep things informative, fun, and interesting.
Examples:
-Excellent knowledge of the game prior to playing.
-Subtle yet fun commentary (notice the lack of over exaggerated reactions, all of it is genuine and enjoyable on both ends)
-Commentary is clear to the viewer and focused on the action on screen 90% of the time.
(I repeat, SUBTLE COMMENTARY. QUALITY RECORDING DEVICE. FOUCS ON THE GAME BEING LP'D)
Examples of what happens when you do NOT follow the previous steps in executing commentary:
+Bonus content digging further into the mechanics of the game, as seen here:
Things like this are optional, but quality, subtlety, knowledge of the game, and a good sense of humor/personality can make for a good LP and keep you further away from being seen as a PDP clone. The farther away a LP is from being Retsupuraed, the better it is.
Take note:
-Option to view cut/uncut commentary during cutscenes.
-Editing to keep things informative, fun, and interesting.
Examples:
-Subtle yet fun commentary (notice the lack of over exaggerated reactions, all of it is genuine and enjoyable on both ends)
-Commentary is clear to the viewer and focused on the action on screen 90% of the time.
(I repeat, SUBTLE COMMENTARY. QUALITY RECORDING DEVICE. FOUCS ON THE GAME BEING LP'D)
Examples of what happens when you do NOT follow the previous steps in executing commentary:
Things like this are optional, but quality, subtlety, knowledge of the game, and a good sense of humor/personality can make for a good LP and keep you further away from being seen as a PDP clone. The farther away a LP is from being Retsupuraed, the better it is.
I basically only watch LPs of story-driven games I've decided not to play... so my criteria pretty much goes: give enough of a shit about the story to shut up during character dialog and offer your opinions (or crack jokes, or what have you) during action scenes. I also have a problem with listening to slurred speech, so enunciate, goddamn you!
Bonus points if you explore absolutely everything.
Bonus points if you explore absolutely everything.
Nothing specific makes a *good* LP, but there's a long list of things that make a *bad* LP.
Low quality recordings are no fun to watch, and low quality audio from the Let's Player makes the whole thing pointless.
If the Let's Player isn't particularly engaging- so if they aren't humorous, interesting, or (preferably) both. I watch a good few Let's Players for them, not for the games they play, because they're so much fun to listen to- Chip and Ironicus are a great example of this. Who cares what they play? They're so adorable.
Lazy editing can be incredibly frustrating- while showing off a few deaths, or having a bit of dead air every now and then, is completely fine, NO ONE wants to watch a straight 10 minutes of you not knowing how to wall jump properly- This is why blind LPs are so hard to do well.
Let's Plays are fucking hard to do right, and I have nothing but respect for the people who pull them off.
Low quality recordings are no fun to watch, and low quality audio from the Let's Player makes the whole thing pointless.
If the Let's Player isn't particularly engaging- so if they aren't humorous, interesting, or (preferably) both. I watch a good few Let's Players for them, not for the games they play, because they're so much fun to listen to- Chip and Ironicus are a great example of this. Who cares what they play? They're so adorable.
Lazy editing can be incredibly frustrating- while showing off a few deaths, or having a bit of dead air every now and then, is completely fine, NO ONE wants to watch a straight 10 minutes of you not knowing how to wall jump properly- This is why blind LPs are so hard to do well.
Let's Plays are fucking hard to do right, and I have nothing but respect for the people who pull them off.
To give some advice,
The video quality is good, the sound quality of both the game and yourself is good, only just try not to sniff as much, or do so away from mic, or mute those moments during editing.
Try to not have your mouse pointer in the video =P
You can try editing out some of the random battles, as annoying as they can get for you (the player) they are so much more annoying for someone watching. One way I've seen someone do it is showing only new enemies and bosses, but you don't have to go that far.
If you're not relaxed, just try to relax, I don't know, for my taste you're talking a lot. You don't even need a drastic change, just talk a little less, try to be calm.
Maybe get to know the game slightly before/between videos. It's okay not to know much about the game, but you seemed a little lost at times.
Maybe try not talking to the audience but rather just have a one way conversation like you're talking to someone else in the room with you. I tend to watch more sort of laid back let's players though, or if not, then informative.
It might also be okay to have a few things written down, just short ideas, to talk about when the game slows down. So you're not left with running through a town and having only your surroundings to talk about, ideas on other things you find interesting, your first time playing the game your LPing (if it's not your first time playing it), some personal stories to help get your personality out there and get people to feel a bit more like you're you and not just LPer 22,346 .
That's based only on the video you linked, after watching another two videos, you may have taken care of that pesky mouse pointer.
The video quality is good, the sound quality of both the game and yourself is good, only just try not to sniff as much, or do so away from mic, or mute those moments during editing.
Try to not have your mouse pointer in the video =P
You can try editing out some of the random battles, as annoying as they can get for you (the player) they are so much more annoying for someone watching. One way I've seen someone do it is showing only new enemies and bosses, but you don't have to go that far.
If you're not relaxed, just try to relax, I don't know, for my taste you're talking a lot. You don't even need a drastic change, just talk a little less, try to be calm.
Maybe get to know the game slightly before/between videos. It's okay not to know much about the game, but you seemed a little lost at times.
Maybe try not talking to the audience but rather just have a one way conversation like you're talking to someone else in the room with you. I tend to watch more sort of laid back let's players though, or if not, then informative.
It might also be okay to have a few things written down, just short ideas, to talk about when the game slows down. So you're not left with running through a town and having only your surroundings to talk about, ideas on other things you find interesting, your first time playing the game your LPing (if it's not your first time playing it), some personal stories to help get your personality out there and get people to feel a bit more like you're you and not just LPer 22,346 .
That's based only on the video you linked, after watching another two videos, you may have taken care of that pesky mouse pointer.