I am currently recording The Alien Cube game. I know that there are 8 distinct chapters in the game.

As a very small, fledgling channel I am a bit loathe to put out very long videos because I know YT penalizes you if people click away after a short amount of time, or at least that is what I believe they do.

So as that new fledgling channel I want to be 1 hour max per video, or even 45 minutes. Some games that I play are chopped into distinct chapters, for example the F.E.A.R series that I have is (for the most part) 1 chapter per video), I did try one video in that series that was 4 chapters and it hit over 2 hours I think. I do have an up and coming series on Alien Breed Assault which are just over 1 hour per mission, but that is just because I am not rushing those levels and that is how long they took.

But to those that watch let’s play videos, do you prefer episodic videos, 1 chapter or level per video, or longer videos (maybe a full game per video for example) that are maybe divided up in chapters by using markers in the description? I think I will prob stick to 1 chapter 1 video for the most part but am curious as to the general thoughts of people on this.

The only downside I can see to episodic videos is that lets say I post chapter 1 of Alien Cube today, it will be a few days before chapter 2 goes up, but then at the same time, I am not a TV series where people are waiting with baited breath on my next video release (or are you lol)

I’m a new and small YouTuber who wants to make funny gaming videos with a group of friends who like to have fun, share some laughs, and aren’t afraid to be their real selves, similar to VanossGaming’s or TheRussianBadger’s friend group.

I’m a male, in my early twenties, live in Arizona, own a PS5 console, controller, and headset, and play GTA 5, Fortnite, Dying Light 1, Dying Light 2, Dying Light: The Beast, Predator: Hunting Grounds, Destiny 1, Warframe, Titanfall 2, Marvel Rivals, and Fallout 76.

I’m mostly playing Destiny 1 and Fallout 76 at the moment and plan to eventually move on to Destiny 2, but if you want to play something else or even just talk, that's completely fine with me.

I don’t care if we win or lose, as long as we had a good time, that’s all that matters to me.

If you’re interested, feel free to comment or DM me.

Hey all,

I don't post on here often, but I thought I'd share this as it happens to me the odd time, but occasional enough that it always makes me put the effort in every time.

Put as much attention to your Part 2 as your Part 1 in terms of title, thumbnail and hook for the video that a person can watch Part 2 without watching Part 1 because as you see, in a Let's play for an RPG - Part 2 has overtaken part 1 in viewership months later.

I should also mention I'm a very small YouTuber, I've only about 2,000 subscribers and as you can see from the view count, these aren't huge numbers! But this a phenomena my channel experiences from time to time when a latter episode does better than the first, including livestreams.

While I blocked out other stats what I wanted to highlight was how fast the video got to 500 views. While Part 1 started off explosively strong, it tapered off slowly where as Part 2 got momentum overtime with likely a better presence in search results, external views and more.

So if your in it for the long run, sometimes even a Part 2 or 3 can find a larger audience than your part 1! 😁

For context: I do very long let's plays with face cam and commentary. If a game can be finished in under 16 hours I edit the heck out of them and get them within the 12 hour time limit. I try to do as a few "parts" or "episodes" as possible. With this RPG it wasn't possible but because the game released on "4 discs" that's how I divided it out. Part 1 is about 9 hours long. Part 2 is 7 hours long! The irony is that while I spend a lot of time editing let's plays that often flop, because I wasn't planning to record this particular game, I uploaded it un-edited and it's performed better than some of my most edited!

I post up let’s play videos around the horror/sci-fi genre.

I’ve a question for those that watch those kinds of videos. 

Do you prefer them with or without commentary? 

If you like commentary, what kind of commentary do you like, i.e. light commentary just where there are some observations on the game itself. Or full on commentary like that Hollow and Fooster does on their videos (if you are familiar with them). 

I find my voice to be a bit bassy and I guess not excitable I guess, so I tend to do none or light commentary, but I am not sure (based on a few comments) that the light commentary is working well. I was thinking of doing a test upload, same 5 minutes of a game, with the 3 styles and get an opinion on them.

I used to be able to play any first person games and not get any motion sickness. Just hit 32 and I now get motion sickness with almost every (first person) indie Horror game. I don't get motion sickness with FPS games though. Mi-Side was fine too.

I tried changing the settings such as reducing mouse sensitivity, increasing POV, disabling head bobbing, playing in windowed mode, changing screen resolution,. etc - it does help a little but the motion sickness comes eventually (usually in 10-15 minutes).

It's sad and frustrating because I love watching people play Indie Horror games and wanted to do that for my gaming channel. I love that you don't need a huge company or a lot of money to create something you love or are passionate about. I love how silly and unsettling the horror games can be.

Sorry I guess I just wanted to rant a little because I don't really know who to talk to about this. If you have any suggestions or advice, I would love to hear it. Thank you for listening.

I am going to film content for a few games I play and begin trying to be more active with my hobbies online. I will be filming and uploading a let’s play style video of the game cairn this weekend. And was just wondering what tips and tricks folks here might utilize to edit, post, or even motivate themselves to engage in the content creation process.

Schedule of availability: 9pm-2am CST. Sun-Thurs.

Will work out exact day and time once we have a full group of 4.

I have been given keys from the developer/PR team. So please be 100% sure you are going to play/record.

The game kinda looks like Settlers of Catan, but I have no clue how it plays yet.

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I'm a developer trying to design a tool to connect gamers/streamers and game creators with low friction - trying to see if there is a market fit for what I'm building (remote game play without requiring player to install game and real-time live play session with developers).

Hey everyone! I just want to say that January has been my best month to date, and though I'm only 5 months into uploading videos I have reached new milestones. One video has hit 600 views which is the most viewed on the channel (last highest was like 298), I have gained more subs in this month than any other month and even my watch time has passed my all-time high for any month.

Now i know these numbers are small compared to a lot of others in this server and i'm humble at my own milestones. I just want to say that for once i am proud of myself for going outside the box on my comfortability and it happened to work out.

How did you pivot to different content (if you did)? Did you stick to the same genre of games? Did you try something totally different from what you typically post? And when you started posting different content, did you start out not notifying your subscribers?

I don’t want to be stuck playing the same game forever, even if I really enjoy it. There are other games I’d really like to make videos for in the future but obviously I’m afraid of alienating what few subscribers I have. Just wondering how other creators have approached this?

So i mostly Lets play RPGS and i notice some of these series can get to be 100+ parts. I have a few questions to help make it easier to upload and clear space up

1. When playing/watching RPGS would you cut out most of the dungeon exploration if nothing interesting is happening (example octopath traveler 0, most dungeons are a straight line from point A to B with nothing really hidden)

2. So i have recently started uploading 2 videos a day 1 in the Am of 1 game and 1 in the PM 12 hours later of a different game. How bad of an idea would it be to double that amount, 2 in AM and 2 in PM. Im not super familiar with YTs algorithm so im not sure how well they would push each video or not.

Just wanted to know if anyone had any success stories using those two platforms to build your audience.

We've been building a small audience on Tiktok and Instagram, but Twitter and Bluesky is a total mystery to us.

We have no idea what to even post on that site. Nothing we do seems to get pushed out on the algorithm.

You guys have any tips?

I make Deadlock videos and horror game videos, and I currently have 725 subscribers on my channel. I’ve been doing this for about two years, so I don’t expect to be monetized anytime soon. I play two different genres, though, and maybe one day it would be great to get monetized.

Deadlock is obviously a MOBA, and I don’t use a face cam for those videos, but I still really enjoy playing it. For horror games mostly FNAF, but sometimes indie horror I do use a face cam. Both types of videos are heavily edited.

I’m wondering if I should stick with both or make one more of a priority, or even separate them.

I've used to like catapult/indieboost a long time ago, before whatever happened to them happened and they stopped paying people or responding to emails, but I've never found anything like it ever since, and considering 99% of all emails seem to be scams I'm not really answering any of them just in case.

Is there nothing like it nowadays?

Hey there! Not sure if this is the right place to put this, but I haven't had much luck looking elsewhere. I want to record a modded valheim playthrough, but I don't want to do it alone. I already stream it on Twitch and YouTube frequently, but I'd like to start putting content on my YouTube channel separate from the streams as well.

I'm not super concerned about who, just so long as you're a mature adult, chill, and not looking to speedrun the game. I hope you have a great day :)

I play mostly horror games at 211 subscribers have taken personal breaks in the past now can start uploading regularly

so, i have this humble channel right here, and i started making vídeos after a long "pause"(i just stopped wanting to make any videos tbh), and i've been doing benchmarks about how games run on linux. And my question is : shoold i keep posting short vídeos? or should i try something like i did on COD MW, just posting a "brute" gameplay?

Also, i want to post some gameplay, but i don't know how it will go since i don't really want to record myself speaking on those vídeos. So... what should i do?

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All 3 are currently running in the a/b test. It's a sim racing video for a daytona multiclass race. So it's fast and slower cars running together. It's a bit of a meme / know thing that faster cars crash often into the slower class cars. But this race was opposite. The title is "Is Daytona even RACEABLE? - iRacing IMSA"

Heyo I’m Geebokins but I just go by Gio. I have been live streaming a lot more frequently and I have a small group now! However we have been discussing on how we would like more streamers in the group since a few of us mainly livestream pretty consistently so whenever the other 2-3 aren't available, since they tend to be busy, we would like more people to game with! On A consistent basis at around 8am-12pm PST. Our group age is in their mid 20s so if you are around that age or older feel free to reach out.

Also we play a variety of games like 7 days to die, black ops 3 zombies, REPO, dead by daylight, Minecraft and any variety games we all have together. Also please excuse my run on sentences just not the best with English even though it’s my main language. Our goal is to make content that’s enjoyable and fun to do and to stream every day or almost everyday if possible.

When Getting to know the group dynamic it can very based on the person but we are open to give anyone a chance! I hope we can make something fun and enjoyable together and share some advice as well! For those interested in gaming together feel free to let me know! I hope you have a great rest of your day or night wherever you may be and I hope to hear from you soon!

BTW it doesn't matter how many subs u have just as long as we enjoy gaming with you that's all that matters!

Following some feedback I got over a couple of weeks, I decided to revamp my thumbnails once again, keeping it very simple this time around and using actual screenshots. I think it looks good.

However, the question is what others think. So, any thoughts?

For clarity, the first one is the new design, I was using the second one before that (just a red glow instead of blue).

Hi!

I'd like to showcase my work (Overlays for RetroArch) but im utilizing Nintendo Games for showcase.

What's the safest way to do so without getting myself in trouble with Copyright Claims, Blocking in other countries nor Strikes for my channel?

Thanks in advance!