I'm thinking about doing Let's Plays.

[Vsalinas]

Just thought of three more:
If you plan to do this with a friend during a game, such as say a game from the Silent Hill series, have a good chemistry with the person you are playing with, an example that I can think of off the top of my head are Matt, Pat, Liam and Woolie from the "Two Best Friends" series. (TheSw1tcher) if you don't know the game quite as well as the other person, let them do most of the talking when it comes to the on screen happenings and then when you finish the game while the credits roll, give your honest opinion of the game and an interpretation of what the subtle nuances of the story mean to you.

If you are approached by a legitimate member of a youtube gaming community or partnership firm such as "Polaris" (formerly The Game Station) or Machinima take the offer, they will help you with copyright infringement claims and blanket DMCA censoring, which is a major thing.

If you get approached to make a promotional bit about a game or product while in those partners listed above and are paid by the group that is asking you to make the promotional video will pay you for the bit, be sure to state in the video at the very beginning, at the end, in the title, in the description, basically where ever you can place an image or type stating that it is a paid promotional piece, its a federal law in the US.

[therealest666]

Dante Rebellion Sparda

Don't chose games people have done to death.

Stuff like Pokemon, MegaMan, Mario, Five Nights at ******** and Minecraft have been done to death.

Don't have a huge a** intro.

Don't use music overlaps the video.

Cussing and memes aren't funny. Don't do it.

Brings in the views though.

[Gutsy Taiyaki]

imalonerdottie

Dante Rebellion Sparda

Don't chose games people have done to death.

Stuff like Pokemon, MegaMan, Mario, Five Nights at ******** and Minecraft have been done to death.

Don't have a huge a** intro.

Don't use music overlaps the video.

Cussing and memes aren't funny. Don't do it.

Brings in the views though.

IT's over done s**t, though.

Some popular LPer's choose lesser known games.

The Final Fantasy Legend series on the old GameBoy,Live a Live and possibly older Harvest Moon games such as the SNES and GBC titles.

[Clover_IceQueen]

Failed Pornography

Does anyone have any pointers? I have never made one. I am extremely eager, but have zero experience doing so. Help?

I am also a let's player, and I'm not always taken seriously because I'm a girl, but the best thing you can do is ignore people who try to troll you because there will be trolls. Also, be yourself! Don't try too hard to be funny because LPers who do that can come across as annoying. I'd rather watch someone who legitimately likes the game and wants to talk about it than someone who makes a big deal out of little things for a cheap laugh.
Let me know when you post your first video. Steel Fairy will pay you a visit smile

[Clover_IceQueen]

Dante Rebellion Sparda

imalonerdottie

Dante Rebellion Sparda

Don't chose games people have done to death.

Stuff like Pokemon, MegaMan, Mario, Five Nights at ******** and Minecraft have been done to death.

Don't have a huge a** intro.

Don't use music overlaps the video.

Cussing and memes aren't funny. Don't do it.

Brings in the views though.

IT's over done s**t, though.

Some popular LPer's choose lesser known games.

The Final Fantasy Legend series on the old GameBoy,Live a Live and possibly older Harvest Moon games such as the SNES and GBC titles.

No way! I got dibs on Harvest Moon lol
Edit: and Monster Rancher. Love that game

[kingliger]

Best Advice/Tip: QUALITY QUALITY QUALITY

Ask yourself this question... "Do I really wanna do this?" Its work... lots of work.

I suggest you do a bit more serious business, anyone can be that f*****t pewdiepie its not hard. Its screaming, yelling, and playing video games. *yawn* What gets my friends and my own attention is.. Creativity, presentation, Video/sound quality and being somewhat witty helps. If you dont have the 3rd thing I instantly turn away and move on (if im watching any). If you wanna be funny, then do it, just dont be "stupid" funny... Its stale and annoying. I consistently work on Montages that will lead to things that are slightly similar to letsplays and more like reviews.

Also make sure you have the time to commit to this, because if you do somehow get a following and subs, you'll need to pump out videos at least once a week to keep them. Its actually a lot of work and only if you are SUPER BORED and have A LOT OF SPARE TIME or just REALLY love doing it... then I suggest you do. If you can't commit... I'd just do some casual uploads.

[Vickicat]

I was thinking of doing let's plays but ultimately I decided to do Twitch live streams instead. It has worked out pretty well and I think I've gotten a lot more attention on Twitch than I would have on Youtube. I'm trying to play a variety of different games on there to attract more followers. Also planning on playing some games for comedic value on there (like really bad cheap games I find). Honestly though what I think has drawn a lot of viewers to my channel is that I'm female and play stuff that apparently women don't typically play. One of my viewers pointed this out to me. It's definitely worked in my favor. I guess if I can give any advice I'd say just try to be creative, or do something outside the norm, play a game that might not be expected or just find something you can do that sets you apart from the rest.

[X of Castigation]

Vickicat

I was thinking of doing let's plays but ultimately I decided to do Twitch live streams instead. It has worked out pretty well and I think I've gotten a lot more attention on Twitch than I would have on Youtube. I'm trying to play a variety of different games on there to attract more followers. Also planning on playing some games for comedic value on there (like really bad cheap games I find). Honestly though what I think has drawn a lot of viewers to my channel is that I'm female and play stuff that apparently women don't typically play. One of my viewers pointed this out to me. It's definitely worked in my favor. I guess if I can give any advice I'd say just try to be creative, or do something outside the norm, play a game that might not be expected or just find something you can do that sets you apart from the rest.

Your text colour is actually offensive. Good God, what the hell were you thinking.

[Vsalinas]

Vickicat

I was thinking of doing let's plays but ultimately I decided to do Twitch live streams instead. It has worked out pretty well and I think I've gotten a lot more attention on Twitch than I would have on Youtube. I'm trying to play a variety of different games on there to attract more followers. Also planning on playing some games for comedic value on there (like really bad cheap games I find). Honestly though what I think has drawn a lot of viewers to my channel is that I'm female and play stuff that apparently women don't typically play. One of my viewers pointed this out to me. It's definitely worked in my favor. I guess if I can give any advice I'd say just try to be creative, or do something outside the norm, play a game that might not be expected or just find something you can do that sets you apart from the rest.

This all said and done though, if you do go with the live stream route, you can still do the youtube uploading as well, just seperate your stream into 25-40 minute stretches and call it a day.
You could even use artwork, either via commission or from a fan, as an opening still graphic for the video and continue from there.

Games that are overdone:
7 Days to Die
DayZ
Pokemon (randomizer, nuzlocke, etc)
Minecraft
Call of Duty series
Super Smash

Games that have too much stuff out there already but are also very old by internet standards:
Persona 4 (original, not Golden)
Persona 3 (original, FES, and Portable)
Shin Megami Tensei 1-4...

Pretty much any Atlus game.

Games that have very little but are difficult to cover because of how the game is designed:
Monster Hunter

[OctoCamo]

If you already failed at pornography, how do you expect to entertain people playing video games?

[Gutsy Taiyaki]

Vsalinas

Vickicat

I was thinking of doing let's plays but ultimately I decided to do Twitch live streams instead. It has worked out pretty well and I think I've gotten a lot more attention on Twitch than I would have on Youtube. I'm trying to play a variety of different games on there to attract more followers. Also planning on playing some games for comedic value on there (like really bad cheap games I find). Honestly though what I think has drawn a lot of viewers to my channel is that I'm female and play stuff that apparently women don't typically play. One of my viewers pointed this out to me. It's definitely worked in my favor. I guess if I can give any advice I'd say just try to be creative, or do something outside the norm, play a game that might not be expected or just find something you can do that sets you apart from the rest.

This all said and done though, if you do go with the live stream route, you can still do the youtube uploading as well, just seperate your stream into 25-40 minute stretches and call it a day.
You could even use artwork, either via commission or from a fan, as an opening still graphic for the video and continue from there.

Games that are overdone:
7 Days to Die
DayZ
Pokemon (randomizer, nuzlocke, etc)
Minecraft
Call of Duty series
Super Smash

Games that have too much stuff out there already but are also very old by internet standards:
Persona 4 (original, not Golden)
Persona 3 (original, FES, and Portable)
Shin Megami Tensei 1-4...

Pretty much any Atlus game.

Games that have very little but are difficult to cover because of how the game is designed:
Monster Hunter

That poster has a point. Expand some game choices. Try lesser known ones and mabe talk about the game. Don't go overboard.

Some golden rare games that are a go are stuff like:

Live a Live
Super Bomber Man Series
Power Rangers and the Movie game (SNES and Mega Drive)
A few Sentai games that appeared on the Fmaicom and SFC


Expand game choices. Don't just do the same tat people do over and over.

JRPGS are fine, but some have been done allot. Mario RPG, FF7 are the main offenders. TRy Old School Phantasy Star, Lunar, or the Y's series.

[Kittenclysm]

Pick a game you know well and be informative.