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Thread: Buying games based on Let's Play videos

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    Default Buying games based on Let's Play videos

    Have you guys every bought games based off of what you saw in a Let's Play video?

    Personally I almost never watch Let's Play videos, however a friend of mine was asking me about Let's Play and if I watch them, because he enjoys watching them and he has bought a few games because he watched Let's Plays. So he suggested I check out some Let's Plays.
    I think I have only watched Let's Plays when I was stuck in 1 or 2 games and couldn't progress, so I checked a video online.

    Also, was the Let's Play all you needed to see about the game to make a purchase decision, or did you do some prior research and the Let's Play was the nail in the coffin? Or perhaps you learned about a new game by seeing a Let's Play and in the end you bought it.

    Which channels do you follow?

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    I decided to buy Speedrunners after watching a hilarious video of 4 streamers playing against each other - and it was totally worth getting.

    Watching a video of two people playing Battleblock Theatre also helped convince me to get the game during a Steam sale. I had noticed that the game was quite popular so I watched the vid to check it out.

    If I recall correctly both videos involved PewDiePie - I really shouldn't find him entertaining but he does have his funny moments.

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    I've wanted to buy:

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (theRadBrad)
    The Evil Within (and still do) (Markiplier)(My first LP of him)

    Have bought:

    Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (TetraNinja)
    Sleeping Dogs (TetraNinja)

    Let's Play Channels:

    theRadBrad
    TetraNinja
    jacksepticeye
    Markiplier
    GhostRobo

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    I've started watching lets play vids before I purchase. I generally don't pay much attention to what they are saying and just watch the gameplay. Don't watch anyone in particular, google "lets play [Gamename]".

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