There are a few reasons why I’ll watch a stream or let’s play of a video game:
the sports angle. If you like to play a game, be it basketball or A Link to the Past, watching someone else play it extremely well can be gratifying.
Additional performance. Streamers themselves are characters, watching someone react to the game can be compelling in a way that’s difficult to describe.
Rediscovery. Watching someone play a video game I know well can help me see it through fresh eyes. I can never play A Link to the Past for the first time again, but watching someone play it for the first time can help revisit that experience.
I’ll watch a lets play of games I play to get new ideas for play style or if I am not understanding a mechanic, or even just to learn how to play in the first place if the tutorial sucks
There are a few reasons why I’ll watch a stream or let’s play of a video game:
the sports angle. If you like to play a game, be it basketball or A Link to the Past, watching someone else play it extremely well can be gratifying.
Additional performance. Streamers themselves are characters, watching someone react to the game can be compelling in a way that’s difficult to describe.
Rediscovery. Watching someone play a video game I know well can help me see it through fresh eyes. I can never play A Link to the Past for the first time again, but watching someone play it for the first time can help revisit that experience.
I’ll watch a lets play of games I play to get new ideas for play style or if I am not understanding a mechanic, or even just to learn how to play in the first place if the tutorial sucks
I’d like to add to 2.
Some games streamers play, I wouldn’t enjoy myself, but watching them play it and add to it makes it fun.