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McKnackus I wrote: I like LPs if either the commentary is funny or the game interests me enough. I don't know if you plan to have commentary though.
I will say my personal preferences are blind lets plays of games I love, because they allow me to re-experience the first time playing a game through the reactions of the player, but it doesn't have to be blind. Sometimes if you know every nook and cranny of a game it can be interesting to watch a game be 100%'d.
As for games I would be interested in watching, most of them are really niche. I wouldn't expect you to have Mickey Mania on SNES and the original Star Fox is hard to come by. If you've never played it before, I'd love to see you play through Guacamelee because it's utterly fantastic. If you're a masochist willing to do anything for views you can't go wrong with Sonic 06. Donkey Kong Country 3 also needs more love in the LP community so I'd love to see that done.
I don't know about me being able to catch streams though. I usually can't due to time restrictions but I would watch the crap out of a Youtube LP at my leisure if it's good.  I'm pretty sure LPs, especially modern ones, by definition should have commentary of some kind, be it audio or visual in the form of on-screen text or like how they used to do it, which is post screens with commentary on the side.
To be honest, my nerves are incredibly shocked at the idea of doing commentary at this point. I have been incredibly shy growing up and, while I've conquered it mostly, I still have trouble just opening up and talking like a normal person to people I don't know immensely, such as family or very close friends. I know people like Elby and Falcon can attest to that when, even though I got on Vent for the very first time with them to play Magicka, I never said a word and just listened. I've gotten better though.
An LP is something I'd like to do someday, but I need to get over my "stage fright" as it is. Also, I don't wanna see my video on Retsupurae...
If I do try one, it probably isn't going to be blind since that would require a ton of "making up things as you go along." It's basically improv and people who are good at it are really good at it. I don't believe I am one of those people, but I'm not entirely opposed to trying that some day. Nevertheless, I'd rather LP a game I know front to back and detail every little thing about the game, showcasing various moves, secrets, hidden details, backstory, etc. as those are the kinds of LP I, personally, enjoy.
A cardinal rule of LPing is also to play a game you would probably enjoy, so don't expect something like Sonic '06 anytime soon, if at all. (Besides, there are others who have done that game so much better than I could hope). I've got a few niche things here and there that might make for interesting commentary however. (As an aside, I'll also play them "legit" as in having the actual cartridge/disc whenever possible for those wondering. Some exceptions would include things like fan translations ala Mother 3.)
I'm gonna try to get all Twitch stream VODs (at least the good ones) onto the 'Tube as well so if you can't catch it live, there'll at least be something to watch.
Mecha wrote: get naked
oh wait game
play naked solitare
I don't have a webcam so that won't exactly be very entertaining.
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