I will quietly admit that the advent of the Let's Play has killed a lot of my drive to play a game unless it looks REALLY GOOD (Bastion and Revengeance being a couple examples of this). The Disgaea series, for example, is one that I tried initially... and then just went and looked up LPs for the story because I wasn't going to grind the same map for three hours to get Laharl to level 900. I picked up both the original Disgaea and Disgaea 3 on their release dates and never finished either of them.
The most important part of an RPG, I think, is the story. And, if presented properly, you can enjoy it just as much as an LP as you could playing it yourself. Better, even, if it's horribly grindy or has clunky controls/mechanics. It's how I experienced NieR, for example. WONDERFUL story, very touching moments, but laced with Cavia hatred.
... You just have to find LPers that aren't obnoxious to watch/read/listen to.
The most important part of an RPG, I think, is the story. And, if presented properly, you can enjoy it just as much as an LP as you could playing it yourself. Better, even, if it's horribly grindy or has clunky controls/mechanics. It's how I experienced NieR, for example. WONDERFUL story, very touching moments, but laced with Cavia hatred.
... You just have to find LPers that aren't obnoxious to watch/read/listen to.
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