For me, it is any city/building construction game like City Skylines, Two Point Hospital, Planet Zoo etc.
for a bit a few years ago i watched a ton of minecraft experts create very advanced things that i never would’ve been able to. eventually i had seen enough.
You know what I did in minecraft? I dug a hole. Then I dug it downwards. It was like 60x60. Just a square hole. And next to it was a tall tower. I’d get that cobblestone from diging, and used it to build a tower. Then at the top of the tower I built a sky highway using cobblestone roads, and track.
I want actual trains in minecraft. Old timey steam trains. But a minecart and redstone is all I have.
You know what I did in minecraft?
Yes, I actually knew that.
I read the first two sentences and diggy diggy hole started playing in my head. Thank you for that. I haven’t decided if I’m being sarcastic yet.
Dig a tunnell, dig dig a tunnel.
Dig a tunnell, dig dig a tunnel.
Dig a tunnell, dig dig a tunnel.
Quick before the hyeenas cum!!!
Triple A titles with a story. I don’t have the rig or the patience myself, but I stream some video gameplay on another monitor while I work…
Walking sims/narrative games. I’m a sucker for gameplay, so games with non-complex gameplay bore the hell out of me
Cities Skylines - because ain’t no way am I getting enough memory for the fluid huge city I want to be flying through. Also, it’s fun to watch design nerds make some really pretty cities.
Spiritfarer. It’s mostly just dialogue with a bit of exploration, scavenging, platforming etc. I can experience the story just fine while not holding the controller.
THE WITCHER 3
Any metal gear solid game, and I say that because it’s the best of both worlds! I play for 2 minutes and then watch a movie!
I had a friend that recorded deathless runs for the first three games on vhs back in the day
Oh wow. Dang real life difficulty lolol
That’s awesome!
Dave the diver was one for me. I watched Francis John play it and it was fun to watch, but I had no interest in playing.
Dwarf fortress, I love to see how and what people build and the emergent chaotic stories when a giant or vampire or whatever shows up.
Kaizo Mario. The Grand Poo World Series, for example. They’re way beyond my level to play, but great fun to watch. Barb’s compilations are the best. Here is part 1 from GPW II.
Jump scare games, definitely. And survival horror, like that Alien game where you walk around and hide. Yeesh. Stuff like that. Also racing sims.
Counterstrike and Tarkov because I’m too bad at them to have any fun playing myself, but I really enjoy watching competitive matches or streamers raids here and there.
Also, Dark Souls 1-3 and Skyrim. I’ve played them all so much and still play through here and there, but I like to watch challenge runs and see all the modded or otherwise ridiculous playthroughs that I don’t have the patience to commit to myself.
Have you ever got a friend to play Dark Souls? It’s a fun game to watch someone new play it. My late best friend did that with me during the first lockdown, and I got the sense that he was vicariously enjoying the game through me.
Football Manager for sure, although I do enjoy playing it equally.
Any point & click adventure game, especially old Sierra series like King’s Quest. They have so many bullshit mechanics designed to trip the player up and cause an immediate Game Over.
I typically don’t watch playthrough videos, but I would say games that require more time or skill than I can offer. If the video creator can take a long, challenging game, and make a video of the highlights and random silly things they encountered while cutting out the monotony that happens in between, I’ll enjoy the video.
For example, Elden Ring. I played it for an hour and decided it wasn’t for me, but the kids will watch Elden Ring videos, and I’ll watch with them and learn about and experience that game without wasting my time playing something I don’t enjoy.
