Comment on Would you considering watching playthroughs of a game the same as playing that game?
MurrayL@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Absolutely not the same.
The key defining characteristic of a game is interactivity: the ability to affect the outcome in some way. Some games allow for less freedom than others in that respect, but watching someone else play and make those decisions for you is always going to be fundamentally different to playing it yourself.
Not to diminish the value of streams, especially if you find enjoyment in watching them, but you should understand that it’s not a comparable experience.
Like watching playthroughs of Gow Ragnarok and Spider-Man 2. I don’t have a PlayStation so I couldn’t play them when they first released (they’re on PC now, but expensive), but I was on the hype train so I wanted to see what happened.
Now that I know what happens, I still want to play through them myself so I can make the decisions, like you say.
darkguyman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I completely understand that they’re a different experience but if I wanted to somewhat see a game’s story, would a playthrough suffice?
mohab@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Yes. You probably will miss out on branching paths if there's any, but you will miss out on those in a regular playthrough anyway
You also probably should've asked this question instead of the one in the title of the thread—they're two fundamentally different questions.
I know narrative-driven games are dominant nowadays, but not every game is narrative-driven.
darkguyman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Thank you for the answer.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 weeks ago
Absolutely, just keep in mind one thing: try to find Let’s Players who take things slow and pay attention to the story. It makes a huge difference.