Quote Originally Posted by Iam3G View Post
Reasonably good picture to make a judgement call yes, BUT you don't get the full experience.

The guy doing the livestream doesn't play the way you would play the game. The guy doing the livestream might not even be liking what he is playing, but you possibly could.
True, but gameplay isn't exactly something that changes between players. With a game like Thief you get to see how stealth works, how takedowns work, how levels are designed, what the AI is like, etc. It's not 100% the same experience you'd get if you played it yourself, but you get to see enough of the game to make a reasonably accurate call on whether you'd like it or not.