Wowcrendor presented this video to us with a bit of a grin, since it focuses on more than just WoW. It’s called How to Win at Let’s Plays, and it looks at a series of common commentary videos you can find all over YouTube. Don’t worry if you’re shy about other games — there’s plenty of WoW in here.

I look at this video as a cautionary tale for folks who want to create their own video game commentaries. («Let’s play» is just a reference to that kind of video.) In a moment of painful epiphany, I realized that Wowcrendor pretty much nailed it with this piece. I’ve seen at least a dozen of every example he presents.

A good Wowcrendor video is when you finish it, you can’t decide whether to laugh or cry.

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WoW Moviewatch: How to Win at Let’s Plays originally appeared on WoW Insider on Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Wowcrendor presented this video to us with a bit of a grin, since it focuses on more than just WoW. It’s called How to Win at Let’s Plays, and it looks at a series of common commentary videos you can find all over YouTube. Don’t worry if you’re shy about other games — there’s plenty of WoW in here.

I look at this video as a cautionary tale for folks who want to create their own video game commentaries. («Let’s play» is just a reference to that kind of video.) In a moment of painful epiphany, I realized that Wowcrendor pretty much nailed it with this piece. I’ve seen at least a dozen of every example he presents.

A good Wowcrendor video is when you finish it, you can’t decide whether to laugh or cry.

Interested in the wide world of machinima? We have new movies every weekday here on WoW Moviewatch! Have suggestions for machinima we ought to feature? Toss us an email at moviewatch@wowinsider.com.

WoW Moviewatch: How to Win at Let’s Plays originally appeared on WoW Insider on Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. | Permalink | Email this | Comments