WoW Moviewatch: How to Win at Let's Plays
by Michael Gray 
Jul 27th 2011 at 12:00PM
I look at this video as a cautionary tale for folks who want to create their own video game commentaries. ("Let's play" is just a reference to that kind of video.) In a moment of painful epiphany, I realized that Wowcrendor pretty much nailed it with this piece. I've seen at least a dozen of every example he presents.
A good Wowcrendor video is when you finish it, you can't decide whether to laugh or cry.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
telmahq Jul 27th 2011 12:16PM
His voice acting just gets better. Some of those video host characterizations were so right on!
Xaklo Jul 28th 2011 6:50PM
Right?? The "Southern Belle" accent was especially impressive!
Favorite was the "bad mic guy" one though, and not just cause it was of WoW.
8stone Jul 27th 2011 12:17PM
Yeah, the good ones make you laugh AND cry. This was just... awkward.
Kunikenwad! Jul 27th 2011 1:07PM
Awkward because it's so true.
gambol Jul 27th 2011 12:22PM
First
SomnambulistArygos Jul 27th 2011 1:04PM
Not first
Caliea Jul 27th 2011 1:05PM
First idiot? First asinine commenter? Yep - you win on both counts! Congratulations!
Donhorn Jul 27th 2011 1:31PM
Not first! :D
all8280bcc Jul 27th 2011 1:19PM
Ummm guy sounds like Obama off teleprompter!!
Drakkenfyre Jul 27th 2011 1:24PM
I am immune to the "Umm" example he showed, because I have seen so many videos like that, including ones from GAME DEVELOPERS.
Ominous Jul 27th 2011 1:19PM
The most on-point part of the whole video?
(Though it may not have been intended to be) That bit showing "youtube" comments at the end.
First?! Ok... and...?
Ilmyrn Jul 27th 2011 1:26PM
Going my my raid-mates in Vent, I'm the quiet monotone guy.
Hal Jul 27th 2011 1:51PM
I thought about doing an LP once. I figured, "Hey, grab my favorite game of all time, have interesting things to say about it and enjoy playing the game again. What could go wrong?"
First thing I did: Search Youtube for other LPs of the game. Search result turned up several hundred hits. I said to myself, "You know what? Maybe I'll just keep my thoughts to myself while enjoying the game again."
Cephas Jul 27th 2011 4:46PM
If only more people thought like you do.
Bobury Jul 27th 2011 2:07PM
Curses! This video makes me want to play starcraft 2 again!
Which isnt a very bad thing at all.
Blazing Rain Jul 27th 2011 4:56PM
"Baggarrahhhh You're acting like a slut"
Blazing Rain Jul 27th 2011 4:57PM
Also: "The door's on fire with like some lava, can somebody help me?"
Morgatho Jul 27th 2011 6:54PM
I hope that gnome shadow priest isnt his priest faction changed.
Strawder Jul 28th 2011 7:18AM
Background Noise Guy was pure win.
Tunahead Jul 28th 2011 11:38AM
Despite the fact that this video was supposed to be about Youtube LP's, I could tell what was going on in the video at all times, the video wasn't shot with a cell phone video camera (or even better, a regular camera and then turned into a slideshow), and it didn't say "Unregistered Hypercam 2" in the top left corner at all times.
MY IMMERSION