Yes yes, I'll say it right now: this is not a new, not even novel, concept. However it was done with different intentions than most.
Firstly, perhaps you remember that me and my friend Dylan started a gaming channel on Youtube called
The Suave Zouaves. Now on it we review classic games from our childhood in a positive light (so yeah, we're not AVGN). I had for some time toyed around with the idea of doing Half-Life, but the more I pondered the more I realized that there would just be too much to cover in a ten minute video. So, I had a clever idea, do a critical-style let's play of the game for ample reasons:
One, it'll show you my thoughts on the game in real time.
Two, it'll show the game in its whole, which is far more than just clips (which does it justice).
And three, if you haven't played the game before (yes, there are people out there who haven't) then I'd be glad knowing your first experience of the game came from me (assuming you either couldn't or wouldn't have time to play it yourself). I for one enjoy let's plays even of games that have been let's played a hundred times. Each person usually brings at least one or two new things to the game, or at the very least adds a different personality to it all.
So, with that all being said, I'd like to let you guys know of its existence, open up discussion of the let's play itself, as well as allow you to request perhaps a lesser known game to have me let's play (for walkthrough purposes or what have you). Any comments are welcome, and yes, I plan on updating this every chance I get until it's done. I have four episodes on my harddrive and two on the internet. I can make them faster than I can upload, so expect a full thing in a couple of weeks or so (assuming college, which starts this Monday for me, doesn't get in the way).
The episodes that are up so far:
Suave Zouave's Let's Play Half-Life [PART 1]
Suave Zouave's Let's Play Half-Life [PART 2]
Suave Zouave's Let's Play Half-Life [PART 3]
Suave Zouave's Let's Play Half-Life [PART 4]
Suave Zouave's Let's Play Half-Life [PART 5]
Suave Zouave's Let's Play Half-Life [PART 6]
Suave Zouave's Let's Play Half-Life [PART 7]
Suave Zouave's Let's Play Half-Life [PART 8]
Suave Zouave's Let's Play Half-Life [PART 9]
Suave Zouave's Let's Play Half-Life [PART 10]
Suave Zouave's Let's Play Half-Life [PART 11]
Suave Zouave's Let's Play Half-Life [PART 12]
So yeah, that's that. Look forward to any updates to the series by subscribing or, at the very least, checking back on this topic.
