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I have utterly failed at the skill of noticing huge banners. I will crawl into a corner now in embarassment - but you can't prevent me from watching an excellent LP while doing it!
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The recommendations are severely lacking in stuff made by caffeine enthusiasts. Ride to Hell: Retribution is here to change that. This is an extremely funny group playthrough of a hilariously bad game. They edit when necessary and have great chemistry. You shouldn't miss the dlc also. The funniest moments are in there.
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Jul 10, 2014 18:20
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Eulisker posted:The recommendations are severely lacking in stuff made by caffeine enthusiasts. All of the Men Drinkin' Coffee LPs are great. I think they're, without a doubt, the funniest guys doing LPs.
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Jul 10, 2014 18:26
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Eulisker posted:The recommendations are severely lacking in stuff made by caffeine enthusiasts. I think folks are missing the point of the list; it's meant to be a shotgun approach to some good LPs. We could toe the line from here until the end of time saying what should or shouldn't be on there or what's missing and so forth. I needed maybe five or so good examples for each category and we more or less have that. I think it's okay as-is.
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Jul 10, 2014 18:28
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Geop posted:Their Advergames thread is on there, and I'm trying to avoid repeats. Well, the rest of the thread is supposed to be for recommendations anyhow, so there's no harm in bringing them up. We should simply be less focused on getting things into the OP, that's all.
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Jul 10, 2014 18:38
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I realize that! Just figured I'd respond to the folks still saying what should be added to the list  I think it's fine how it is.Also, MAKING USE OF THAT FANCY LIST, I decided to start re-watching the Man with the Hat's Dead Space LP. Haven't seen it since it was relatively new, and I had forgotten how enjoyable it was!  The video quality is a bit hammered due to the video limitations at the time on video sites (Viddlurrrrrghhh), but I enjoy his one-liners and how he points out discontinuity errors and such.
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Jul 10, 2014 18:42
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I'll throw out a recommendation for Agent355's VLP of La-Mulana, a Metroidvania with heavy emphasis on puzzle-solving. Most people who beat that game ended up referring to a walkthrough for a large percent of it, because La-Mulana Is Not Your Friend. This mostly ends up with the player asking "okay what did that actually do and why the hell did I just sleep under a mural of a woman's naughty bits while carrying an impregnated statue  " (this really happens).Agent shows the game played by someone who (mostly) refuses to resort to a walkthrough, showing how the puzzles in the game are ultimately solvable, mostly with the hints the game provides, with the odd bit of trial/error (and one or two instances of total bullshit). Co-commentator Yapo rides along to call Bullshit on the puzzles and relentlessly mock Agent's gaming and editing skills. Olesh is also showing the game played rather more skillfully and in hard mode, where the Hate goes up to the proverbial 11. Also, Chakrams.
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Jul 10, 2014 19:01
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I'm gonna recommend Occulatio and Mott514's LP of Portal 2 or anything from their puzzle-platformer thread. It's two guys named Matt with good chemistry, one blind, one not, trying to puzzle their way through science hoo-ha. They try to articulate their thoughts as they solve the puzzles, and it's fun listening to their train of thought as they go through the game. Plus, it's Portal 2, it's good.
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Jul 10, 2014 20:52
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Admiral H. Curtiss posted:You missed and/or ignored the recommendation of Disaster in the last thread, so... It doesn't matter it isn't in the OP, as long as it lives in our hearts 
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Jul 10, 2014 22:22
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steinrokkan posted:It doesn't matter it isn't in the OP, as long as it lives in our hearts
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Jul 10, 2014 22:27
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Niggurath posted:It truly is and will forever be the best LP of Disaster; I miss Coulis' LP's quite a bit and wish he didn't host most of them on dead sites (cause I know no one will ever play Clock Tower 2 again). Coulis did Shadow of the Comet and it's sequel Prisoner of Ice, right? Those are worth watching just because Shadow of the Comet is such a perfect slow build, and then Prisoner of Ice is such a massive shitfit
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Niggurath posted:(cause I know no one will ever play Clock Tower 2 again)
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Very much obliged; I still remember the seething hate from Coulis when they had to go through the tedious zombie shooting section. That game was such a wonderful wreck.cmndstab posted:Coulis did Shadow of the Comet and it's sequel Prisoner of Ice, right? Those are worth watching just because Shadow of the Comet is such a perfect slow build, and then Prisoner of Ice is such a massive shitfit
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Jul 11, 2014 04:42
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That Sprung by slowbeef isn't already on the list is criminal. It is absolutely hilarious; an LP of a mediocre game made funny through clever writing. There's also the Follow Up. If anyone has a better way to describe this LP for the OP, go ahead.
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Jul 11, 2014 05:18
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Niggurath posted:Very much obliged; I still remember the seething hate from Coulis when they had to go through the tedious zombie shooting section. That game was such a wonderful wreck. For me it's the completely retarded puzzle where you had to know how to develop photographs without any actual in-game prompting, using the right chemicals in the right proportions and the right order. But despite the game being almost impossible to complete by a normal human being, it had a really good atmosphere.
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Jul 11, 2014 06:18
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There was a play through of one of the early Genesis Sonic games (Almost certainly 1 or 2, maybe 3) that was frequently recommended. It was from a compilation that added an easy mode, and the commentator was just really laid back, I know it was recommended several times in the last version of this thread, anyone know what I'm talking about?
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Jul 11, 2014 06:53
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Skwirl posted:There was a play through of one of the early Genesis Sonic games (Almost certainly 1 or 2, maybe 3) that was frequently recommended. It was from a compilation that added an easy mode, and the commentator was just really laid back, I know it was recommended several times in the last version of this thread, anyone know what I'm talking about?
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Jul 11, 2014 07:04
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I understand that the OP is in a good state currently. But I think that adding this LP under the informative SSLPs would round the list out. Wizardry 4 by CrookedB - In this completionist LP, Crooked Bee painstakingly documents the ins and outs of Wizardy 4, and classic D&D dungeon crawler. I say this would round out the list because there have been many significant D&D-based games that have been LP'd in an informative style. Crooked Bee's Wizardry 4 LP stands as one of the best. Surely it could serve as a prototypical example of this type of LP.
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Jul 11, 2014 07:15
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Seconding Wizardry. Wizardry IV is a strong contender for "hardest RPG of all times", and not because of the combat but because of the map layouts, traps and other shenanigans. I wasn't able to leave the first room of the game because I hadn't played any of the earlier Wizardry titles, and that's one of the easiest puzzles.
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Skwirl posted:There was a play through of one of the early Genesis Sonic games (Almost certainly 1 or 2, maybe 3) that was frequently recommended. It was from a compilation that added an easy mode, and the commentator was just really laid back, I know it was recommended several times in the last version of this thread, anyone know what I'm talking about? That was Docfuture in Cybershell's Sonic thread. Looks like it's been taken down though.
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Jul 11, 2014 11:36
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I would like to reccomend DeadRodents LP of Outlast, A horror game about a journalist investigating an asylum. It is his first LP, and as such, very impressive. His tone is reminiscent of Nigguraths approach to LPing, calm and almost soothing. However, his commentary is scarcer and he takes a more personal approach, to the game, making you feel like he is as scared and freaked out as the protagonist. But calmly. Anyway, I could try to describe it all day, but the point is, go watch this LP.
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Jul 11, 2014 11:40
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Neverwinter Nights 2 and NWN2: Mask of the Betrayer by Lt. Danger were among the most recommended LPs in the last thread (and rightly so). I think they're right up there with the KotoR2 one in the "Must Read SSLP" section.
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Jul 11, 2014 13:56
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I have to re-recommend The Void because it's an utterly fantastic LP. Cannibal9k does a perfect job of showing the game off at the right pace, explaining all of the intracacies of the gameplay mechanics, and demonstrating how to beat the game. This is an ODD game and I'd never have gotten past the first half hour without throwing my hands in the air and saying WTF? It's also one of the first that I sat through to entirety despite a lot of repetitiveness in the game itself. After watching that it's exactly how an LP should be - you'll feel like you've played through the game with all the knowledge you'd have if you'd played through yourself previously and afterwards read through fan discussions and commentary.
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Jul 11, 2014 16:49
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I bought The Void because of this LP and have yet to play it because I know I would royally gently caress everything up immediately and I feel like it would taint the awe I have for this game.
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Jul 11, 2014 17:19
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Yeah, I'm the same way with their older title, Pathologic  I don't want to play it because it is so... Strange. And hard. But you can't help but respect the game for being so darned DIFFERENT. Pathologic has a SSLP hovering around, I think, but Cannibal's Void LP just hits the nail on the head so drat well. Combine the atmosphere with the absolutely creepy monster-designs and you have an LP that's both laid back and yet scary.
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Jul 11, 2014 17:41
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The only archived LP of Pathologic is quite unfortunate because it features the third character, which is unlocked only after finishing one of the main two, and therefore assumes you are familiar with the story. Pathologic is actually quite straightforward, and everybody should play it. E: Also by just reading an LP, you'll miss the really unique atmosphere created by a combination of the excellent soundtrack and navigating the inscrutable infected districts. steinrokkan fucked around with this message at 18:21 on Jul 11, 2014 |
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Jul 11, 2014 17:48
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gatz posted:I understand that the OP is in a good state currently. But I think that adding this LP under the informative SSLPs would round the list out. I'll third this. The LP is excellent, and the game is exactly the sort of constant ridiculous bullshit that's much more fun to read about than play yourself.
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Heffer posted:I don't disagree with you on any point, but it does seem premature to enshrine them when they're only three updates in. Ok, you're right. I'll up the ante. Episode 4-1 contained something I have never seen before in a Let's Play, and I'll wager that you haven't either.
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Jul 11, 2014 19:51
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I would like to Recommend Ultigonio's LP of Saira (Youtube playlist, hosted). It's a short LP for a short game, a Puzzle-Platformer by Nifflas (Within a Deep Forest, Knytt) and the LP complements Nifflas' trademark visual style, exploration, and unique soundtracks well. The LP eschews traditional subtitle logic and uses the large, open scenery in many places to create an almost comic book like effect in narration. I need to close this so I stop rewatching random old videos.
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Jul 11, 2014 20:20
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Actually, I'd like to recommend Psychadelic Eyeball's Super Meat Boy LP for the OP as well. It's an extremely challenging platformer, and he and Wugga break it over their respective knees. Psychadelic Eyeball beats the main game, then gives an exhaustive tour of all the best levels people designed for it. (If you thought the original game was hard, you should see Max Jumper...) Meanwhile, Wugga gets the achievements for beating all twenty levels of each world in the game without dying once, which is almost impossible.
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steinrokkan posted:The only archived LP of Pathologic is quite unfortunate because it features the third character, which is unlocked only after finishing one of the main two, and therefore assumes you are familiar with the story. Pathologic is actually quite straightforward, and everybody should play it. That's weird, because Brass Monkey finished a Bachelor run but it was never archived. I wonder why?
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Jul 11, 2014 21:00
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steinrokkan posted:The only archived LP of Pathologic is quite unfortunate because it features the third character, which is unlocked only after finishing one of the main two, and therefore assumes you are familiar with the story. Pathologic is actually quite straightforward, and everybody should play it. Buuuut if you definitely don't want to play it and you're looking for a more straightforward LP, revolving around the slightly more straightforward starting characters of the Bachelor and the Haruspicus, it can be found offsite here. It's a very well-written SSLP/AAR which has two different players playing through the game concurrently as the two different characters. It's amazing how the game shapes their viewpoints, and leaves each of them unable to understand or sympathize with the other's actions. Very worthwhile reading.
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Mr. Maltose posted:That's weird, because Brass Monkey finished a Bachelor run but it was never archived. I wonder why? I guess it was before the Archive became popular? Anyway, the pictures are dead now.
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I kinda wish there were more glitch-based LPs; the only ones I can think of are Pokemon Blue and FF6. Never read the Pokemon one because I don't like Pokemon, but I've heard good things. The FF6 one, though, is an absolute blast. It's mostly based around one glitch, the Airship glitch, but it's amazing how one glitch can mess a game up so, so thoroughly.Niggurath posted:Have you had a chance to see this LP then: http://lparchive.org/Legend-of-Zelda-Links-Awakening/ I forgot about that one! It's also pretty great, although it's a little hard to follow if you don't already know the game, but that's true of all the glitch LPs. Camel Pimp fucked around with this message at 00:26 on Jul 12, 2014 |
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Jul 12, 2014 00:15
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Camel Pimp posted:I kinda wish there were more glitch-based LPs; the only ones I can think of are Pokemon Blue and FF6. Never read the Pokemon one because I don't like Pokemon, but I've heard good things. The FF6 one, though, is an absolute blast. It's mostly based around one glitch, the Airship glitch, but it's amazing how one glitch can mess a game up so, so thoroughly.
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Jul 12, 2014 00:23
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Final Fantasy II by Gabriel Pope isn't a glitch LP per se, but the way he bends its shoddy, terrible coding over its knee is quite impressive 
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Jul 12, 2014 00:44
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steinrokkan posted:I guess it was before the Archive became popular? Anyway, the pictures are dead now. Anyway, I've just listened to the Pathologic OST, and must re-emphasize that it's THE game with the best integration of audio and visual design I've ever played. It's haunting not because of the story, but mostly because the entire world, and all the sensory input it produces, is just ever so slightly twisted compared to what you would expect, and it produces a constant tension, a constant feeling of dread. Play Pathologic rather than reading an LP, it's worth it.
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Jul 12, 2014 00:55
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A lot of the resistance comes from the terrible translation.
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Jul 12, 2014 00:59
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Camel Pimp posted:I kinda wish there were more glitch-based LPs; the only ones I can think of are Pokemon Blue and FF6. Never read the Pokemon one because I don't like Pokemon, but I've heard good things. The FF6 one, though, is an absolute blast. It's mostly based around one glitch, the Airship glitch, but it's amazing how one glitch can mess a game up so, so thoroughly. You might like this one: http://www.letsplayforum.net/showthread.php?4684-Let-s-Break-Final-Fantasy-IV Not much else on that site is really worthwhile, but the FF4 bug they show off is pretty nuts. It's one of my favorites.
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Pretty sure there was a "glitch old nes/snes games megathread" a while back. Pretty sure it's on LP archive. I'll link it when I'm not on my mobile.
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