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[L Thammy]

Any LP that doesn't involve the player talking, repeating whatever the characters on the game are saying, cursing, yelling, etc. is unique to me.

What I would like for LP's to do is talk only when necessary, talk about what certain sections or levels or characters mean to you, explain how to find certain secrets or hidden weapons or levels. In other words, be informative.

But then again, most act like teenage assholes that think they are funny because that's what gets the views.

The Jurassic Park Trespasser and Yakuza Kenzan LPs may be up your alley, if you haven't seen them both already. Focus is totally on explanation and there's almost no humour. Superman 64 is naturally more humorous because it's making fun of a bad game, but it's mostly in that same informative style.

All already posted in the thread.

 

[Broank]

I was watching some guy doing a no gun run for Mass Effect as well as kill everything and permadeth + no healing runs for Fallout 3 and New Vegas on Youtube a while back. Those were pretty interesting and actually very informative I thought.

Don't remember who it was unfortunately.



Found it! Many A True Nerd on Youtube.

 

[jediyoshi]

GirlGamerGaB - Dutch LPer who speaks English/Japanese

Mostly focuses on horror games. Does some untranslated Japanese games and translates on the fly. Though the specific run I'd point out is for Outlast Whistleblower because it also features Stefanie Joosten aka Silent from MGSV.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-oN_F_3UTY

 

[Monocle]

I just want to reiterate that Egomaniac's Yakuza Kenzan LP is amazing. Lots of people claim tht Researchindicates' Trespasser is the best LP ever, but I think Kenzan is on the same level. Anyone who prefers the informative style of Let's Play owes it to themselves to try it out.

You don't have to be familiar with the Yakuza series to understand it since it's a spinoff. And it's one of the only ways to experience the game in English. It really deserves more attention.

Here's an example of some of the things you can learn from the LP. It's probably one of the least obscure subjects. Egomaniac's posts aren't generally this long because he explains this stuff in the video.

Impressive stuff, thanks.

 

[zephervack]

Jurassic Park Trespasser Let's Play!
by Research Indicates

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0058A651EB882B48

One of the greatest Let's Plays I've ever seen. Dude is crazy knowledgeable about the game's turbulent dev cycle and has a soothing narrative voice like those old Mutual of Omahah NATURE programs. You don't have to give a whiff about the game in order to enjoy the production, the guy is simply a fantastic presenter.

Incredible stuff.

Was mentioned earlier on the thread but I just finished watching it and it was really great, I never played this game but remember reading somewhere how ambitious it was.

That lets play really gives you an idea of what they were going for and how they failed, I got the feeling that it could have been one of the best FPS ever had it been finished properly.

 

[Imbarkus]

Even though it's pretty notorious for the fact that it'll probably never get finished, ProtonJon's Let's Play of Superman 64 is really great.

Not only is it a really entertaining LP of one of the worst games of all-time, but he does a ton of research into the origin of the game, the bugs, the changes, and I believe at one point he even did an interview with the development team to figure out what exactly happened.

This is really good. The "In-flight movies" are a stroke of genius. I now join the list of subscribers waiting for this series to continue. :|

 

[dissa9]

I believe Kay's channel deserves a mention. She's done Dark Souls, Dark Souls 2, Demon's Souls, Antichamber, NES Zelda and is in the process of playing SotC right now.

Rarely have I seen such a meticulous, observant and methodical blind Let's Player. Tbh, in a perfect world these wouldn't be super unique characteristics, but... well, here we are. She's great.

Couldn't agree more, her Dark Souls LP is brilliant, witnessing her skill progression was so enjoyable. Kay is very intelligent and she has such a calming manner.

 

[Imbarkus]

Trespasser Let's Play by Research Indicates - indepth look at this flawed game.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0058A651EB882B48

Research Indicates plays Trespasser!

Its one of the most informative, polished and interesting lets plays ever made!!

edit: FUCK

Just a thanks bump. Watched this one this last weekend. Really good, really enjoyed it.

More, please.

 

[Spyder_Monkey]

This is really good. The "In-flight movies" are a stroke of genius. I now join the list of subscribers waiting for this series to continue. :|

You'll be waiting a long time, the guy who made it says it's on hiatus because of technical issues.There hasn't been a new episode since January 2013 if not earlier.

 

[Imbarkus]

You'll be waiting a long time, the guy who made it says it's on hiatus because of technical issues.There hasn't been a new episode since January 2013 if not earlier.

Well I'm in no place to judge. Shit happens. I hope he finishes it.