Let's Play videos aren't as popular as they once were, but we still love watching them. Here's why we like watching other people play videogames.
“Hey everybody, it’s Chuggaaconroy!” “Hey, I’m grump!” “I’m not so grump!” “And we’re the Game Grumps!” I’ve heard these two phrases so much that they’re practically drilled into my brain.
There are a couple reasons why I choose to spend my time watching let’s plays. For one, they’re typically low-impact. TV shows and movies have all this complicated plot going on that requires my attention, and of course playing a videogame myself requires all the thought and focus that doing so entails. Watching a let’s play takes next to no focus, as it’s just one or two voices talking alongside a videogame, and so it’s soothing to my ADHD brain.
Finally, let’s plays are a great sleep aid. I could never fall asleep to a show or movie out of fear of missing the plot, but you’re not missing anything particularly groundbreaking with most let’s plays. The same goes for putting one on in the background while I do something else. Although it can mean more than that to me, let’s plays often serve the purpose of being noise for me to listen to while doing something else.
Contrast that with the Game Grumps, which feels more like an improvised comedy show with gaming on top of it than a show focused on videogames. Danny and Arin will often go for long stretches of time without acknowledging the game they’re playing, talking about their lives and joking around.
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