r/letsplay

I know I'm looking for a unicorn here, but there's gotta be some people still doing it this way in 2026:

1. Channels that are heavily Nintendo based, and especially those featuring older games
2. That old-school let's play feel (think NintendoCapriSun: lightly edited with interesting commentary that doesn't just feel like a scripted walkthrough)
3. I much prefer no face cam, but this is not a deal breaker
4. I also much prefer solo creators, but this is also not a deal breaker
5. Smaller channels that are actively publishing videos on a regular basis

I threw in that last point because I'm well aware of all the established big name creators out there. Please don't go recommending chuggaaconroy, SlimKirby, HCBailly or the like. I'm trying to find new people to watch (if there even are any). I'm also aware of LP's LPs, and he'd actually be a good example of what I'm looking for, except creators smaller than that would be even better.

Self promo is totally cool, but I swear if anyone replies with "I played a Nintendo game one time, but check out my channel anyway" I'm going to scream. I'm not going to magically subscribe to your channel if it's not what I'm looking for.

m 18 and just starting out. I want to do gaming + reaction content like CoryxKenshin eventually. Right now I’m practicing OBS and editing in CapCut/CyberLink PowerDirector/twitch Planning to go full in 2027 Any tips for a total beginner on multitasking (game + chat + facecam) and making energetic edits? And how to edit on YouTube how to make merch and set up monetization on twitch and YouTube and what videos and skillshare courses is best for me so I can learn everything thanks I completely don’t know anything and would love help

Hey guys, completely new to XLR mics for gaming/ streaming / voiceovers. I have the Podmic, plugged in XLR to a focusrite scarlet solo.

Im trying to do a voiceover using voice recorder but the voice volume is so quiet. I have my gain knob at about 60/70 as if I crank it to 100, I feel like it picks up someone breathing from a few doors down.

Is it meant to be this quiet then I adjust gain on premiere / obs? Or am I missing a trick? I have the focusrite software but it seems heavily minimal and tbh i dont know what im doing. Ive moved from a lapel mic that picks up everything in the environment to a directional mic. But it feels like my lips have to be physically touching the metal to be anywhere near tangible.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance

So I’ve Done Gaming Videos For A Couple Years Now But The Last Few Months I’ve Done Live Videos. They Don’t Perform Better Or Worse Than Gaming Im Just Stuck On What I Should Do. I Like Doing Both But I’d Rather Be Consistent With One Or The Other. Thanks :)

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As a fellow letsplayer I wanna say that and maybe I’m a weird one for this but even after a stressful day from my job. Going home and just editing is sometimes very soothing or just even hitting the go live and streaming my current lets play is sometimes very soothing. Am I weird?

I was curious as there have been settings for a thing called "replay buffer" on OBS. Now I want to ask, do you record hours of content on a specific game, or do you only clip specific moments in the game that emphasizes your talking points?

Iam looking for a lets Player whonis intelligent observation maybe very immersed in the world. At tje same time very logical and very emotionally invested. Someone who is very very calm.

I’m sure this question has been asked a thousand times, but I haven’t been able to find an answer that fits my specific situation.

I play primarily on a PS5 and am interested in a capture card to store footage. However, I don’t have a desktop or laptop monitor to use OBS on, I’m just working from my TV screen. Is there a capture card out there that would work for a PS5 to TV screen connection while avoiding issues I’ve seen from certain cards like latency? In my case the cheaper the better, but for the sake of at least getting an answer, assume money is no object.

Thank you in advance for your time!

Hey everyone I’m a JRPG let’s player mostly. Sometimes i take breaks from those genres for a bit so I don’t burn out. I’m trying to get my audience but not sure how to really get into this market. I have my subscribers who I love but i definitely want to build a community for not only fun growth but also for maybe a type of versus content and races on certain games as well. I’m curious on if there’s a community for that so I can try and be apart of it?

I searched years ago for how to insert chapter marks in OBS while recording, and it wasn't possible. Never thought to search again until recently, and it turns out its been a feature for 2 years now.

So for those of you who didn't know, you can, as of 2024, add a hot key for chapter marks to your video while recording.

Go to Settings > Output, and set the Recording Format to Hybrid MP4.

Navigate to Settings > Hotkeys, and search for Add chapter marker. Then assign whatever key you wish.

I've been using this a few weeks now. There is no difference in quality between the MP4 and hybrid. chapter marks show up in Davinci resolve, but im sure will also show in any editor that can see marks.

Hello everyone so I usually only get around 20-30 views on my videos, (give or take) and one of them randomly for over 200 which is by far my most viewed video, I did nothing differently and I’m just wondering, is it me doing something wrong? Or is it the algorithm not getting my videos out to my subs? Thanks in advance, any additional advice would be much appreciated

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I hope I wasn't too long with this text, but I sometimes find myself watching Markiplier, mainly his older videos from when I was young, but only Mark specifically. I don't know what it is about Markiplier that just rubs my brain in more or less exactly the right way, especially when it's a game that isn't super story driven and just lets Mark talk while playing the game second-nature as if he were driving a car (ex. most FNAF games, papers please, im on observation duty, night of the consumers). His sense of humor is exceptionally similar to mine and, again, rubs my brain in exactly the right way that every other letsplayer I've tried hasn't. His persona is silly and childish, and vaguely reminiscient of Homer Simpson. He knows exactly when to switch between acting comically immature and being deeply introspective. And his newer post-covid videos are considerably more calm and slower paced, which I definitely prefer over letsplayers who metaphorically jingle their keys in my face every 2 seconds. I only like basic editing like cutting out the parts where nothing is happening, adding the outro, and only doing anything else if it substantially enhances the comedy.

I think that eversince I've gotten my own gaming computer, the knowledge that I could just play most of the games they play myself whenever I feel like it has kinda made me grow out of them. I'm not really watching for the game like I used to, I'm just watching to hear what's going through their heads while they play. I found myself turning on Mark's playthrough of FNAC 3 while folding laundry just because I loved his stories about the nightmares he had as a kid that he shared.

TL;DR: Markiplier spoiled my appetite and I can't find anyone else who rubs my brain like he does

I uploaded my first video today and was really excited about it, but the thumbnail is driving me insane. The image is 1280x720, it's a PNG, and the original file is perfectly sharp. Even if I zoom in a ridiculous amount on my PC, it still looks fine. But the moment I upload it to YouTube, it turns into a blurry, pixelated mess.

The strange part is that it only seems to happen on desktop. On my phone and tablet, the thumbnail looks exactly the way it's supposed to. I even checked from different computers and different internet connections, and it's still pixelated when I go to my channel and look at the Videos tab. What's even weirder is that if I search for the video on YouTube, the thumbnail looks much better there.

I've read a few things online and even asked AI about it. It said YouTube generates different thumbnail versions and that, depending on server load, it can sometimes take 24-48 hours for all of them to be processed and updated. Is that actually a thing? Has anyone else experienced this? I'm just trying to figure out whether I should wait it out or if there's actually something wrong with my thumbnail.

Its basically impossible to get a resident evil playthrough to not be 18+ restricted, which then kills monetization and exposure. I mean, you could cut out a ton of integral cutscenes ig, and bleep every swear, but idk. I love making RE content but it doesn't do well with youtube's restrictions. So are we accepting and moving on or is there something that can be done about it?

New to content creation, but I thinking of making a Hi Fi Rush trivia video 'walk through'. However, I have way too many options for recording and editing. I could...

• A: Record the game directly from my desktop using OBS to an external hard drive (Best if I want to edit on it, but I'm unsure if it has the specs still)
• B: Record it from my Steam Deck in linux to an external hard drive (More reliable / updated hardware, but recording might be too much to do at the same time)
• C: Record directly from PS5 port using built in capture settings. (More consistent quality, but I'll have to restart the recording every hour.)
• D: Record from PS5 to PC using current capture dongle (Says it records in 4k 60fps, but still untested)
• E: Record from PC/Deck to Laptop/Desktop using capture dongle. (Told that the PS5 to PC quality isn't too different, but I want to keep what consistent quality I can have easily)
• F: Buy a new capture card entirely and record to/through it directly (Recommended by the net, but i don't want to send time and money trying to buy something but then give up on the project 10% through)

I only plan to do 1080p resolution video since 4k sounds like it eats storage fast (and none of us have infinite space anymore). Bitrate... I have no idea. Should I test each one for quality? I'm not sure what exactly to look for though. Thanks for the help.

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