Let's Plays

On YouTube there are a lot of let's plays: PewDiePie, Game Grumps, PBGGameplay, etc. There are some really good let's plays out there.

But there's also some really bad ones.

I think the balance is found in whether it is mediocre or not. Even interesting let's plays can be entertaining, but not due to comedy. Mediocrity, however, is the death knell of a successful let's play.

Game Grumps works because the players laugh with one another, and enjoy one another's presence.

PewDiePie works because you love seeing his reactions.

But the mediocre let's plays never take off. I don't know. Something to think about.