Scream detection?

[bluel0bster]

Then don't watch them? I do not see how they can possibly ruin your experience by simply existing.

I specifically didn't say my experience, I said the experience. I find it rather depressing that so many people first experience amnesia through watching LPers, who really just are there to entertain the audience with a very base style of humor; it's hard to appreciate amnesia for what it is (specifically it's story, which is one of my favorite aspects) if you're too busy mindlessly laughing at the harried predicament the LPer is getting him/herself into.

Also, just because it is contrary to the game's intention doesn't mean it is incapable of being stimulating on its own terms.

I suppose if you enjoy family guy bits you'd find these specific types of LPers amusing, but LP humor clashes way too much with atmospheric horror in my humble opinion.

Watching Let's Plays where people are almost completely silent is the most boring thing in the world.

Really? You mean like when you play games normally? You have to have annoying background noise when you play games? Depending on the game's genre (and imho especially with atmospheric horror games) silence can be pretty damn golden.

The LPers of course have to entertain the people watching otherwise they have no incentive to.

Exactly. They entertain people. Not in a way just playing the game achieves, they throw in their own humor, and in the case of far too many, this humor clashes with any sort of atmosphere games offer.

How they achieve this is the difference between good LPs and bad LPs but needless to say not all entertaining Let's Plays are stupid.

You make it sound like I'm making sweeping generalizations about all LPers on youtube, and if came across that way, that really wasn't my point. My point was that the type of LPing that the OP was referring to, PDP-esque game casting, detracts from the overall value of the game since the focus isn't on the game and it's marvelous story, atmosphere, and narrative, but rather on the LPer himself. I like a good handful of LPers, just not those who detract from the quality of the game. I think some LPers can greatly add to the experience of a game, but only certain LPers, and certain games. Atmospheric horror games really don't mix well with LPers, imho.