people playing ( never less than 2 ) flash across in the intro .
You can clearly see their faces in other videos posted by their related channels ( and more recently , some especially awkward but funny Crunchyroll promos ), but never in a Let ’ s Play of a video game . They seem to treat it more like a podcast , and duly so since often times the commentary on the show drifts from covering the actual game to talking about pop culture , personal stories and anecdotes .
Cryaotic on the other hand , as a single Let ’ s Player , is known particularly for his voice . Though he may not have the largest range , his voice is soothing and pleasant to listen to . He also has a ridiculously contagious laugh that fans love so much they ’ ve made compilations of his laughter . The main representation of Cry is a small androgynous cartoon person , named “ Sup Guy ”.
While in some ways Let ’ s Players hide aspects of themselves from their audiences , they also share parts of themselves . Some Let ’ s Players use the format as a way to talk about what they like to do outside of playing games and about their life circumstances . It ’ s unclear if this is causation or correlation at play , but Let ’ s Players who tend to talk more about their lives also have a partnership with YouTube . Since making videos is their job , they face a pressure to make more content and try multiple game genres to appeal to a wider audience , get more views , etc . Some of these Let ’ s Players can and often do make other videos , like compilations , vlogs , skits , music videos , reviews , animations ... just about anything .
And Let ’ s Plays aren ’ t even only of video games . GameGrumps has a Let ’ s Play series called “ Table Flip ” where they play tabletop games together .
Let ’ s Plays are a large and still growing part of the YouTube content community . There are a lot of different channels that take a lot of different approaches to how they make Let ’ s Plays , a ton of which I didn ’ t cover . So if you ’ re interested , why not click around and see if there ’ s a channel you like ?
While you do that , I ’ m gonna watch Commander Holly play Owlboy . Happy browsing !