Weirdnesses in King's Quest

[MangoMercury]

That's why I restrict my playthrough viewings to people who don't talk, like ShadyParadox and the Amiga Longplay archives, or those who use annotations (like ORKAL) which I can turn off if I want.

There has been only one exception I can think of, which was a guy who did a hilarious talkthrough of the Oregon Trail, which continually cracked me up.  Talky playthroughs are great when people are hilarious, but otherwise?  No thanks.

[crayauchtin]

Where's this Oregon Trail one? I wanna see it.

[MangoMercury]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBOLN7I8omY

There's part 1.  It could just be me, but this guy's overenthusiasm just makes it enjoyable to watch.  I was totally engrossed!  He just loves LOOKING AROUND!

Can't pronounce "cholera" for the life of him though.  You have to bear with him until he actually gets into the game, though!

[Jafar]

Actually, I think commentary works better for adventure games than it does for most games.
The commentator can point out some of the logic behind weird puzzles, and it can be interesting to hear their thought process while figuring out X situation, how they first figured out Y solution, etc.

Of course, they still have to be good at commenting...
If they're not interesting to listen to, you might as well just find a silent playthrough so you can hear the music clearly.

I've found a few cool commentarors...commentrarians...talky people.
I'm usually more of a silent playthrough person though, so I don't usually stray outside the comfort zone. Buut, if you look around, you might find someoe who can put a fun spin on things.

I've thought about doing talkie-playthroughs myself, but I'm not so sure my sense of humor works as well when I'm talking out loud. (That, and I'm frightfully shy. )

[MangoMercury]

I think really it's just finding a good commentator; what I do like about YouTube (one of the few things!) is the fact that there is the option for annotation, as I said. 

If people are going to commentate, they need to do it in a good fashion.  People who are trying to be funny, and spend their whole time laughing at their own jokes and all, are not fun to watch.

[Jafar]

Oh yeah, one of my golden rules in general is to never laugh at my own jokes, unless it's something really corny and I need to act hammy, or it's something I said 10 years ago and it hit a high number on the Laugh-O-Meter.

On the other hand, some people can be pretty dry and dull. I guess the secret is to be amusing, but let it come naturally?

[crayauchtin]

Also, sometimes they yell and scream a lot to sound excited, or just swear a lot. And that's not funny, or appropriate. I'm all for cussing, but let the game speak for itself, y'know?
Like, I look at playthroughs for the story not as a walkthrough usually, so it's not helpful for me to have you talking over the story especially if the things you're saying -- humorous or otherwise -- have nothing to actually do with the game.

[Rosella]

I find Let's Plays to generally be utterly hilarious if done well. I ended up watching a Let's Play of KQV that pretty much made my life. I found a good one of Phantasmagoria 2 as well. I'm the kind of person who likes observational humor, so good commentary on a game I already know is fun (though I had never played Phantasmagoria 2 before watching the Let's Play, but I get the impression the LP was better than the game... ).