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Posted December 17, 2015
Yeah I watch quite a lot of playthroughs.
Mainly for the person doing the playthrough, they have a style or manner that's fun or informative to watch.
Its usually of games I'm interested in seeing but not willing to actually buy, or can't afford to buy.
However I don't watch playthroughs of games I have in my backlog....unless I've quite the game, like Dark Souls.
Posted December 17, 2015
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Breja: No, but I can play more if I don't waste time watching other people do it :)
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CharlesGrey: Time spent on something entertaining isn't really wasted.
That's not entirely true, not all entertainment is worthwile, but that's beside the point, since as I stated already I don't find watching other people play games entertaining in the slightest. I can hardly imagine something more boring in fact. And the idea of watching someone play a game as a replacement for playing it yourself is just idiotic. That's not how a game is meant to be experienced. It's like having someone describe a painting to you. You're not supposed to experience it by proxy. If you do, you're missing the whole point. And you could do anything else with that time. Play a games yourself. Read a book, a newspaper article, watch a movie, draw a picture, listen to some music, learn to play the guitar, make fun of TinyE...

Bottom line: If you want to spend your time on watching others play games - power to you. No, really. I find it pointless, boring and idiotic, but it's not my time, so watch to your heart's content. After all, others may well see my hobbies like that. Just don't expect me to see it as a worthwile way of spending time.
Posted December 17, 2015
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mikopotato: I just finish watching bloodborne longplay on youtube.

Anybody else having this habit of not playing a game and just end up watching it because of too many backlogs?
So in a nutshell, you don't have time to sit there and press buttons, only sit there an watch?
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Breja: Definately not. I find watching other people play games to be just about the most boring and pointless thing in the universe.
Totally agree.
Posted December 17, 2015
Nah, I don't have the patience for watching long videos. ;)

And why would I if I could play the game myself in the same time. Much more fun. I do appreciate gameplay videos though, I just skip through them a bit and watch a few minutes to see how the game is like before I buy it myself. And curiously that one time I actually watched someone play through half of the first episode of Life Is Strange after I had already completed it, because it was funny to see how he reacted to it. :D
Posted December 17, 2015
I don't like watching people play through games ordinarily (and nothing makes me want to garrote a total stranger quite like "Youtube personalities" doing commentary), but some longplays are actually a kind of middle ground between speed runs and normal gameplay. I like those because I can follow the story while watching someone who's mastered the gameplay mechanics tear it to pieces. I'm especially a fan of watching harder games that I suck at and wouldn't normally try to play, like the Mega Man Zero games. Now those are some great watches.

But playing is still better, so that kind of thing's a rare indulgence.
Posted December 17, 2015
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CharlesGrey: Time spent on something entertaining isn't really wasted.
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Breja: That's not entirely true, not all entertainment is worthwile, but that's beside the point, since as I stated already I don't find watching other people play games entertaining in the slightest. I can hardly imagine something more boring in fact. And the idea of watching someone play a game as a replacement for playing it yourself is just idiotic...
Well, that's a rather narrow-minded way of looking at it, don't you think? No matter what you do and enjoy, chances are that some people out there consider it "idiotic" and "a waste of time". Especially any type of video game, as well as most of the other things you mentioned as preferable alternatives, along with the entire Internet in general. And who's to say whether they are right or wrong? In the end it's all a matter of point of view and personal preferences. Video games are primarily a form of entertainment, so if someone gets entertainment out of watching someone else play a game, then I fail to see what's wrong with that. Of course it's fair enough if you have no personal interest in it, but insulting others about it and insisting that they are "wrong", seems rather unreasonable and immature.
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mikopotato: I just finish watching bloodborne longplay on youtube.

Anybody else having this habit of not playing a game and just end up watching it because of too many backlogs?
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nightcraw1er.488: So in a nutshell, you don't have time to sit there and press buttons, only sit there an watch?
As I mentioned in an earlier post, the difference is that you can watch a video playthrough while doing other things -- while you cook or eat, while you work on something, during a long train or bus ride, in bed etc. -- all kinds of situations where you might not be able or willing to actively play a game, but can still watch.
Post edited December 17, 2015 by CharlesGrey
Posted December 17, 2015
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CharlesGrey: ...snip
As I mentioned in an earlier post, the difference is that you can watch a video playthrough while doing other things -- while you cook or eat, while you work on something, during a long train or bus ride, in bed etc. -- all kinds of situations where you might not be able or willing to actively play a game, but can still watch.
Your just a Voyeur CharlesGrey, admit it :o)
Posted December 17, 2015
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Breja: That's not entirely true, not all entertainment is worthwile, but that's beside the point, since as I stated already I don't find watching other people play games entertaining in the slightest. I can hardly imagine something more boring in fact. And the idea of watching someone play a game as a replacement for playing it yourself is just idiotic...
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CharlesGrey: Well, that's a rather narrow-minded way of looking at it, don't you think? No matter what you do and enjoy, chances are that some people out there consider it "idiotic" and "a waste of time".
I know, that's why I said "If you want to spend your time on watching others play games - power to you. No, really. I find it pointless, boring and idiotic, but it's not my time, so watch to your heart's content. After all, others may well see my hobbies like that" Maybe you should pay more attention.

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CharlesGrey: Video games are primarily a form of entertainment, so if someone gets entertainment out of watching someone else play a game, then I fail to see what's wrong with that.
Ekhm... "That's not how a game is meant to be experienced. It's like having someone describe a painting to you. You're not supposed to experience it by proxy. If you do, you're missing the whole point."

Did you read my post at all?

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CharlesGrey: Of course it's fair enough if you have no personal interest in it, but insulting others about it and insisting that they are "wrong", seems rather unreasonable and immature.
Everyone can do whatever they want with their free time. I said as much. But that does not mean it's all equally as worthwile, and the fact that someone's opinion on what is or isn't worthwile differs from mine does not mean I can't have my opinion. I think watching someone else play a game is the epitomy of pointlesness and intelectual lazyness. You're not doing anything yourself, you're not even experiencing anything yourself, it's like having someone chew your food for you.

I'm sorry if you see it as an insult, but I'm not going to censore my opinion on a subject just to avoid that. I'm not calling you, or others who like to watch let's plyas stupid, for all I know after watching the let's play you'll spend the next 5 hours reading Descartes. I'm only calling watching Let's Plays stupid, and I stand by that. If that insults you, I'm sorry, but I'm not going to pretend I don't think so. If that makes me immature, I guess I'll just have to live with it. It's interesting times we live in, however, when finding watching people play video games a waste of time gets you labeled as "immature". Food for thought I guess.
Posted December 17, 2015
Something else that can also be a lot of fun to watch is a good battle report of a multiplayer game, eg Starcraft 2.
Somehow it can be even more fun reading about battle reports, which for a long time was the main reason I was buying White Dwarf magazines.
Posted December 18, 2015
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Breja: I'm sorry if you see it as an insult, but I'm not going to censore my opinion on a subject just to avoid that.
The thing is, you could have simply said you don't like Let'sPlays/video reviews etc., or could have ignored the thread altogether if the topic is of no interest to you, but instead you decided to put in the effort to post and declare them as waste of time and idiotic, which does nothing but insult those who do like to watch them. ( And going by youtube statistics, that's a lot of people. )

It's the same phenomenon as people writing reviews on Amazon for bands they hate. Or people trashing games right here on GOG, when they don't even like the genre. The world would be a much nicer place if people focused more on the things they actually like, instead of wasting their time to insult other people just because they like different things.
Posted December 18, 2015
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Breja: I'm sorry if you see it as an insult, but I'm not going to censore my opinion on a subject just to avoid that.
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CharlesGrey: The thing is, you could have simply said you don't like Let'sPlays/video reviews etc., or could have ignored the thread altogether if the topic is of no interest to you, but instead you decided to put in the effort to post and declare them as waste of time and idiotic, which does nothing but insult those who do like to watch them.
The topic asked for our opinion. This is my opinion. Your idea that only positive opinions agreeing with the OP should be voiced in such a topic is nonsensical and immature. I'm sorry, but you'll have to learn to live with people having stron opinions contrary to your own. I really think I have been quite civil, taking care to reassure that I respect everyones right to do whatever they want no matter what I think, that I am aware that they may think the same of my hobbies, and that just because they do something I find stupid does not mean I think they are stupid people. If with all that you still think my opinion is to harsh than well... deal with it.

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CharlesGrey: ( And going by youtube statistics, that's a lot of people. )
I honestly do not see how that's relevant. Assuming I did insult those people (which I don't think I did), would it be ok to insult them if there were only a few of them? Or is this a case of opinion being "wrong" because many people disagree with me? “The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind".


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CharlesGrey: It's the same phenomenon as people writing reviews on Amazon for bands they hate. Or people trashing games right here on GOG, when they don't even like the genre. The world would be a much nicer place if people focused more on the things they actually like, instead of wasting their time to insult other people just because they like different things.
There is a difference between going out of my way to troll and hate, and voicing my opinion in thread that asks for it. Mind you, this is not a "let's share our love for let's plays thread", that's not what the OP asked for. It's a shame, but "The Internet" with it's inability to think in a more complex fashion than binary, seems to have tought people that having a negative opinion of something is the same as being a "hater". I do not frequent streams and let's play videos leaving hateful comments.
Post edited December 18, 2015 by Breja
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