Short introduction for those unaware:
Lets Play is basically a person (or group of people) playing through a video game with commentary. It can either be informative, funny, or both. They mainly exist in Video form but for some games a Screenshot LP's exist (Primarily RPGs). These originated on Something Awful and are still highly popular to this day.
Examples of great LPs:
Sonic 06 by Pokecapn (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO1klBtIzn8#)
(Somebody get me some more!)
Of course, with good LPs there are also the bad, and outright terrible, LPs. For those, we have Restupurae and Chip and Ironicus, which riff on things from awful Camcorder LPs, to the comically bad framerate LPs. Though that's not all they do.
Retsupurae's YT Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/retsupurae)
Chip and Ironicus' YT Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/ChipCheezumSA)
Game Grumps are kind of Lets Plays... I guess. Though Egoraptor and Jontron are far funnier when they're doing their own things.
Uhh, I guess that's pretty much it, sorry if it sounds a bit like an advertising plug or something. Lets see some more LPs.
LP Archive: http://lparchive.org (http://lparchive.org)
Edit: woah, sticky huh?
I don't really watch LPs unless it's for a newly released game that I was dying to see.
For some games I use them as a basis of whether or not I should play the game.
The Sonic 06 LP for example, made me want to play 06 just to see how bad it really was. That was totally worth it.
http://chipandironicus.com/
the best. Their Uncharted and MGS stuff in particular is a good ol' time. also as i said before, check out their Anime Theatre segment which began as a side bit to No More Heroes 2.
they also do their own riffs on bad LPers and whatever else is an embarrassment to everyone. they semi-frequently appear in the main retsupurae videos and vice versa. can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/user/ChipCheezumSA
i know there's a few other notable ones. LesBeardly was one I think
edit: i generally just watch some by certain people because i quite like their style of humour and commentary, etc etc. Like, I also follow what pokecapn's group puts out such as the Four Swords Adventure LP.
Posted on: April 13, 2013, 07:38:51 PM
oh, right
this link may be of use
http://lparchive.org/
it's where almost all SomethingAwful LPs go when finished, and so by extension a good place to find actual decent ones
I have the archive in my bookmarks, I just forgot to add it to my first post.
Silly me.
How about Naka Teleei's channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/NakaTeleeli)? He does LPs of a bunch of games from obscure games, indie games, old-school classics and whatnot, plus I like he's one of the few LP'ers that don't swear constantly (not that I mind language, but sometimes wouldn't hurt to cut down on the cluster F-bombs now and then). So far I'm liking his LP of Zone of the Enders HD Collection; he already finished Z.O.E 1 and working on The 2nd Runner. raocow (http://www.youtube.com/user/raocow) is someone else I heard of who is an LP'er that's been getting some spotlight for his non-sequitur style of commentary. AzureriteReaction (http://www.youtube.com/user/AzuriteYT) (former channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/azuritereaction)) does a variety of games, the way he uses fake accents can be quite hilarious at times, and from time to time trolls people on Call of Duty or Battlefield or something like that. He is pretty fearless from what I've been hearing about him doing LPs of horror games like Amnesia and Slender (although I haven't gotten to any of his horror LPs yet), but, he has a fear of kenophobia and anything where there's no reason or logic behind the existence of something. He posted a video explaining about kenophobia and why stuff like that scares him (and other people who played games like LSD Dream Emulator) right here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvXXBQU7Ms0) in case anyone's interested.
I'm sure there's plenty of better Super Metroid LPs.
that hack is nothing more than a sprite hack anyway.
REQUIRED VIEWING:
[spoiler=This is all kinds of what]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE9StfSBdvo[/spoiler]
This mission looks seriously annoying.
Quote from: Sakura Leic on April 15, 2013, 09:48:22 AM
This mission looks seriously annoying.
It's [tornado fang]ing awesome.
Thread's pretty quiet, so posting some more funny retsupuraes.
[spoiler=Lots of videos]
Jeff Albertson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MoWgeQRXHo#)
Let's 'ave a carriage ride! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbvZeOnHI_w#)
Zelda (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9VNXsPRvTo#)
Level condition: Never do this again (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRlbvTWp828#)
Playtennis14 shows us the way! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=182FEPMbcUo#)
Mario, Party of One? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IuCoD-8MWA#ws)
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I'll post more later.
So I watch Stephen Georg of stephenplays (http://www.youtube.com/user/stephenplays/videos) and stephenvlog (http://www.youtube.com/stephenvlog) who does do some interesting things. Recently he and Chuggaaconroy did some videos together with very interesting results.
Catching Mewtwo
Mario Party 2 Pirate Land
Wow, it's about time I posted something here.
Watch these two breeze through this [parasitic bomb]. I don't know where James comes with the theory of it being harder than the original. >U<
Because the original is easier. Both games can be done quickly if you know how to deal with the bullets and where the safe spots are. Also the Arcade version of Super Contra is harder even tho it's shorter, and the controls are a bit worse, you don't jump as high or precise as the NES versions.
IDK, I always thought the original was harder for some reasons, but this was probably because I've replayed Super C a lot, and never had the original at that time.
The Flamethrower/Flame gun was a lousy weapon. Super C buffed it to being extremely useful (in late stages like the falling roof in area 8). Took me a bunch of playthroughs to discover I could charge my shot. After that, I rarely used the Spread gun, because it became less mandatory to me in Super C.
But I see you say the arcade was harder, maybe I need to have a look into that myself.
*looks for a Super C arcade PT*Ouch, I see what went wrong there. o-O
Posted on: May 15, 2013, 06:49:53 PM
I enjoyed watching them play this, in the absence of Game Grumps. :)
Contra talk, feel like I should post this.
Note: The Spread Gun Should Not Spread Your Video to Half an Hour (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl7jAQsjpuc#ws)
Some LPs of games I've have been playing or played before. I figured that these might be good since October is around the corner.
Let's Play Splatterhouse (Arcade): Complete Game (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6zbprR2OZs#ws)
(Splatterhouse 2 LP) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO4K4BY9H6w#ws) | (Splatterhouse 3 LP) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTi9P45BbCw#ws)
Let's Play Splatterhouse Part 1: It Ripped Off My Arm (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvg8-ekMJfc#ws)
(full playlist) (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2A93A1926B8C7505) -- Don't worry, they censored the nude pics of Jennifer in this LP
Resident Evil 4: Retrospective Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSQyEZtEQYE#ws)
(full playlist) (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkQQz0joyg7s4wF84mBbbRamEduEbPNa8)
Let's Play Doom 64: 1 - Evil is Reborn (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC2j1lIv5P4#ws)
(full playlist) (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5BC0BC2E6B4008B5) | (the original N64 game) (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCBD3E0CA265430EC)
BSC Pokemon Yellow LP (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB488AFBD58CB028D)
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That ending... makes me curious to know if they'll actually go through another vid of SUFFERING. >0<
If I hadn't played the english version of Rygar, I would of never knew that the Guru theme, was the Jekyll & Hyde theme.
Fixed the topic title. It's been driving me nuts.
As for Let's Play, I've watched some of Ringman's games. Check out the LP of Drawn and Quartered, and Mutant Blobs from Uranus. [/shameless plug]. They weren't filmed by him, so it was a pleasant surprise to come across them.
Chip & Ironicus are starting an LP of Mega Man Legends (http://chipandironicus.com/videos/mml1/) of all things. May be worth checking out.
Having never played the games, I know I'll be following closely.
I couldn't decide which HCbailly video to post, so here's his playlist of his LPs:
http://www.youtube.com/user/HCBailly/videos?view=1&flow=grid
Aloyalgamer's Suikoden:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmeGt1Hg4Rs
Game Grumps
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OMG, this is got to be my favorite Grump episode ever. Can't stop laughing for 5 seconds, straight.
I really enjoy the Hunting Monsters thing they do on Polaris' YouTube channel. That's fun to watch! XD
Speaking of HCBailly he started a new Side LP today and the beginning is gold.
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This is the best Retsupurae ever probably.
Huzzah! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSd-9ZVbZA4#)
Or this one, its hard to choose.
Best Terraria Let's Play I've Ever seen! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBXI1ZwDx3g#)
For those who are interested chuggaaconroy is going to be starting a LP of Animal Crossing New Leaf soon and wants to make it slightly interactive with the viewers.
RAAAAAAAWWSSSS
I really enjoy these.
Posting this because of the outfit Chugga has to wear for a week thanks to Proton Jon. About 14 minutes in is when the section starts.
I lost it when the Bob-omb blindsided Johnny.
BrainScratchComms F-Zero GX LP (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hVPMNE75ls&list=PL939320E97E538D1A)
WHAT THE HECK IS THIS GAME AND HOW WAS IT RELEASED IN AMERICA?! :o
BrainScratchComms Sonic 4 LP (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL118C53CBCC7088C2)
ALLHHHH (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKSDjKnsfn8#)
Deekee (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mj6VJKcaa8#)
Also since the upgrade a lot of the video links are busted so when anybody has the time could they go and fix them?
Link The Faces of Evil Part 1: Happy Anniversary! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nJtU6Ifgak#ws)
Why Brainscratch Comms, why must you tourture yourselves even though a guest recorded this! :o
So people wouldn't bug them about it later. XD
SGB Play: Super Mario Bros. 2: The Lost Levels - Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x5AvCTNqV0#ws)
Dammit Naka you evil genius you, even though there have obviously have people been who did this before, but dammit you evil genius! XD
Let's Play The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past [6] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oUUMq13_Pk#ws)
[spoiler]For context in the previous part he skipped the moon pearl just so he could do this crap.[/spoiler]
Mega Man X6 Part 5 Hell Of Bees And Fire. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0hOYRBZ5cg#ws)
Why would anyone do that, watch someone play games when you could play it yourself?
To get a feel of the gameplay before they think about buying it. Or they may not have enough money for it at the moment, so they settle for a walkthrough.
Hmm, nah I don't think so. That sounds too logical to be true.
Let's Play... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgoSozsCabY#ws)
I really should have seen that coming.
Battletoads 4 Player Race - Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pERNUuCRdJ8#)
This game is just pure rage...
ENDLESS CYCLE OF DEATH | Five Nights at Freddy's 2 - Part 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qSJWDK3v8E#ws)
[tornado fang]! The jumpscare death rate is quite high here. The game just outright overkills you, even when you're enjoying the arcade freebee.
And I think we've figured out why Balony (balloon boy) is in co hoots with Retro Foxy.
Beating Pokemon With 5 Bad Eggs (Fire Red/Leaf Green) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A2EWqPNaEg#ws)
Stolen victory for Eggman here.
Turning My Rival Into Pikachu in Pokemon Yellow Version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxpha0pQDlo#ws)
Blue/Gary's theme there somehow fits Pikachu better.
Sonic 06 Makes Sonic Boom Look Like Sonic 06 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fED2EeaTVCM#ws)
Everybody's done Sonic 06 by now, but why not Retsupurae's take on it?
Why not Retsupurae's take on everything. They make everything better.
Anyway, this riff is in 60fps.
Well... as 60fps as Sonic 06 can do at least.
SGB Play: Super Metroid - Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b371Sqtr-7E#ws)
Okay the first 40 seconds of this episode made me crack up so much.
Mario Land 2 Part 3: Mario's giant robot zone (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFQN7z2W9Tw#ws)
Oh. My. God. Rythian is multiplying!
Funny video, though. ;)
Oh this, this is going to be fun. >BD
Let's Try MegaMari [1] Ice Fairy of the Lake (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwlAJaXodYw#ws)
Bomberman II (NES) with JonTron - James & Mike Mondays (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuGnkkVFY28#ws)
WARNING: YOU WILL DIE | Five Nights at Freddy's 3 - Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB_4BnQe-qc#ws) HORRIBLE TRUTH REVEALED | Five Nights at Freddy's 3 - Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6zmIvT7WZw#ws) PUPPET MASTER RETURNS | Five Nights at Freddy's 3 - Part 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpQhGsOdHw4#ws)
I'll just leave these here. Just for the thrill, and not for Marks freak outs.
[spoiler]Hate to say this, but night 1 literally plays itself for you.[/spoiler]
Uh.. holy [tornado fang], that's out already?
Yep, including the full game, too.
That's some work ethic there.
Gotta hand it to the guy for making each game have different gameplay mechanics. I bet he's already planning a fourth one.
REST IN PIECES | Five Nights at Freddy's 3 - Part 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR7tP8VgI3M#ws)
[spoiler]Little does Mark know, is that the good ending involves secret mini games (which I of course looked at here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqyZ8eyumRI)), which are unlocked every night, seperately.[/spoiler]
NIGHTMARE MODE COMPLETE | Five Nights at Freddy's 3 - Part 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLWfSUG5SNk#ws)
One more tragic ending. :'(
ALL SECRETS REVEALED (Good Ending) | Five Nights at Freddy's 3 - Part 6 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b0S0S9wUxk#ws)
One more, to conclude it all.
Wow, that took him no time to get through.
BEHOLD THE NOTA-PE-NIS!! | Besiege - Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM-rx7eODu4#ws)
My God! Why is this so amusing!? I can't stop laughing.
NOTA-PE-NIS 4000 | Besiege - Part 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pi1V-jRf_w#ws)
Thank goodness Mark lived long enough to continue this. Still one of the best, IMO. >w<
Know what's better than playing Sonic Genesis? Playing the game drunk after a round of Drunk Mario Party 4 on the Bowser Board.
Drunk SGB Sorta Play: Sonic Genesis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gXPnwehlIo#ws)
Let's Play Guardian's Crusade [34] Finale (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzKN3ODnDQE#ws)
[spoiler]Dammit Xizan, way to interrupt a love confession.[/spoiler]
Also have to once again say this game is rated E for everyone.
[spoiler]The game that has sinister cults, people turning into demons, a dragon and her cute little hippo dragon son getting their stomachs cut open, the hippo dragon eating his unborn phoenix cousin, and so much more. Yet it's somehow still happy and colorful even then.[/spoiler]
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlSw0OicMII&feature=em-uploademail[/yt]
My Gawd! How do I even understand? Mark's final tip hardly even made sense on what you're suppose to do. o-O
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibCoLMjwJ1g&feature=em-uploademail[/yt]
Oh wow! A mini-game that shortens the night for you. Sweet! :D
A pity it only works once. :(
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PeDk9LD_Xg&feature=em-uploademail[/yt]
Either Foxy's going through evolution phases, or he being Peter Puppy, there.
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7WgoBhF7gc[/yt]
I was almost convinced on what Mark was explaining on what he's doing wrong; until I read the comments.
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZgnZSmbYn0[/yt]
Fredbear was like: "Feed me my minions."
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKlr8NlaQcM&feature=em-uploademail[/yt]
The plot thickens, once gain.
Jesus Christ those YouTube thumbnails are terrifying
Must be Marks way of getting back at those, who torment him with these games. :D
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AYIfV3JaQk&feature=em-uploademail[/yt]
Meow... woof! That's all I can say. >w<
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBnw7Ht6gDE&feature=em-uploademail[/yt]
It's obvious Nightmare was laughing at your boobs, Mark. That's why he's being an ass.
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KDb2pvNNTs[/yt]
Quality scene to add to Final Mix huh, totally no time wasted with it nope. 8D
http://youtu.be/lBeWoyXx_Kg (http://youtu.be/lBeWoyXx_Kg)
Poor Johnny. XD
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6LhbkcgZqk&index=1&list=PLQ-nEMx5LgUlKqr3PwUWTNckQkrWg-upo[/yt]
This entire play through is one of the greatest things ever, and they're at 18 episodes and are just on the Egg Carrier on Sonic's story.
I love Sonic Adventure it has the best facial animations ever--prove me wrong. Knuckle's performance is truly a work of Shakespeare too "OH-NO!" "OH-NO!" "OH-NO!" "OH-NO!" Truly inspiring... 8D
Quote from: Blue Valkyrie on November 05, 2015, 02:10:43 PM
I love Sonic Adventure it has the best facial animations ever--prove me wrong.
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=LLBK7Rbhz6lpDnOHWgPCiAKQ&v=_Dt2oc5LzCw[/yt]
8D
How bout some hacking? 8D
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmLi8Mx7Yf0&index=1&list=PLuwu_lWHRppZhHrNvhPz_K0lR9v2xcGGo[/yt]
[yt]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iE_PUNCovWY#[/yt]
[spoiler]BEST. FINAL. BLOW. EVER.[/spoiler]
[yt]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pCjv9_iraHs#[/yt]
Jon's Abridged version of the story makes this version of the video worth it alone. Also I can't believe someone actually wore the Bear Minimum.
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKt8wXyc5ng[/yt]
I have been waiting for the day they get to Big's story, it was better than I imagine.
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Obj96ErmxQ[/yt]
Why have I not seen this before I can't [tornado fang]ing breathe
So I kind of forgot how exactly this part of Pokemon Platinum went down, and now I want you guys to suffer with me. Warning you guys that this is definitely not for the faint of heart, seriously. It's preceded by lots of hilarity, being Chuggaaconroy and all, but yeah that end will get you.
[yt]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bF9pZhLOd6s#[/yt]
Normal Mode Let's Play (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgYcvjQqu5W5yGZ4hGTjREedB0HgZh3DN) | Expert Mode Let's Play (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgYcvjQqu5W4dWUzjQ9eUi_mqbEjcd2s2)
I've been watching Marriland's Terraria Adventure let's play lately and I'm enjoying it. This Normal Mode playthrough is mainly to help those new to Terraria learn the ropes of the game and the tips he's been giving out throughout are pretty helpful. He also does a good job of keeping gameplay spoilers to a minimum for those that haven't played the game yet, and has some interesting building ideas to harvest some goods in preparations later down the road (the recent one I'm seeing his massive arboretum for trees he's going to need later on in the game). I haven't seen the Expert Mode yet but I'm looking forward to how Marriland tackles it after Normal Mode. It has been really refreshing to hear Marriland's commentary again after so long of not being able to keep up with latest Pokémon games (since Gen V in my case) and seeing him have fun with the game.