ezze wrote:This seems a good place to ask... what is the point of a watching a "Let's play" instead of playing yourself? I tried watching some, but I found interesting only the "walkthrough" ones without (or almost) comments or the super good players like the ones in "Quake done quickest". Most of the "Let's play" are just normal gameplay with some commentary...
Here is the problem with premise of your argument, its based on your own preferences. People like to here commentary and jokes, playing a game requires concentration and thinking. Let's Players can do that and manage to be entertaining at the same time, now while you may not find it entertaining many do.
Another potential advantage from a developer standpoint is Let's Players due to their audience tend to see bugs and explore more obscure parts of the game that a normal play through doesn't lend too.
Just to reinforce the point, there are also two particular let's plays that lend themselves to commentary, I favor the latter over the former but nonetheless they are both valid.
1. Walkthroughs/Speed Runs
Experts in the game of their choice show how to do things the most efficient or quickest way. For me, these are just boring. They don't capture the experience adequately for me. But again this a personal opinion.
2. Roleplaying Let's Plays
Now these are what I like to do. Roleplaying is something most people will do when they play a game naturally to more or lesser extent. But having audience helps reinforce the commitment to staying in character and also the choices that matter. Plus, if we look successful let's players, the PC in the game becomes likable and sympathizable. Even so much so that many people are sad that the let's play is over.
So thats my analysis, I understand your opinion but those are the major reasons I believe.
However, ultimately I believe that decision ultimately belongs to Zini or Scrawl.
