Mongster Posted February 17 Report Posted February 17 There are a lot of people who make great tutorials, but I like watching well paced gameplay that's not in your face or screaming for attention. Personally, I love Ashantin 3's videos even though she doesn't do much editing. Who do you guys like to watch?
EnbyKaiju Posted February 17 Report Posted February 17 (edited) I like watching this really neat fellow called Mongster, they seem to primarily a minecraft creator but did a great Vintage Story series on their second channel that I loved Outside of that I love RubixRaptors roleplay videos and Drifter Hater Club. Mostly I look for very calm, long-form videos that give me a happy space just to exist. Yet to find more that scratch that itch but there's a few out there! Edited February 17 by EnbyKaiju
LadyWYT Posted February 17 Report Posted February 17 I don't really watch that many YouTubers anymore, at least, not for gameplay videos as much when I could be playing the game myself. Really just depends on my mood at the time. But I like Rhadamant, Solstin, and a little of Ashantin, for the most part. Though sometimes I like to watch the occasional non-English video just for fun. Won't really know what's being said in that case, other than the occasional word, but it's fun to try to figure out the context based on the gameplay footage, as well as interesting to just listen to other languages in general.
Dilan Rona Posted February 17 Report Posted February 17 Take a look at the series that Swootie produces, its more like a documentary, than a tutorial, or showing off Vintage Story. But fun none the less.
Mongster Posted February 17 Author Report Posted February 17 1 hour ago, LadyWYT said: I don't really watch that many YouTubers anymore, at least, not for gameplay videos as much when I could be playing the game myself. Really just depends on my mood at the time. But I like Rhadamant, Solstin, and a little of Ashantin, for the most part. Though sometimes I like to watch the occasional non-English video just for fun. Won't really know what's being said in that case, other than the occasional word, but it's fun to try to figure out the context based on the gameplay footage, as well as interesting to just listen to other languages in general. I only watch when I can't play myself, usually. Solstin is a great rec
Mongster Posted February 17 Author Report Posted February 17 1 hour ago, Dilan Rona said: Take a look at the series that Swootie produces, its more like a documentary, than a tutorial, or showing off Vintage Story. But fun none the less. The AI text to speech voice really puts me off. It sucks, because it does look well edited, and I wonder how he got those cinematic shots for the thumbnails...
Shoom Posted February 17 Report Posted February 17 Aside from ones already mentioned, TimmyTwoNipples is great, his uploads are a bit inconsistent but his playthroughs are hilarious. 1 1
LadyWYT Posted February 17 Report Posted February 17 20 minutes ago, Shoom said: Aside from ones already mentioned, TimmyTwoNipples is great, his uploads are a bit inconsistent but his playthroughs are hilarious. Man, I forgot about him! He's very fun to watch! His video editing is very good, and he offers a good variety of content in his videos. He's also quite good at the game(not throwing shade at other creators, but it can be grating to watch someone make the same mistake over and over, or otherwise sit through long segments of handbook time), but not so good that he won't have some entertaining goofs every now and then.
Nathan Flaminio Posted February 17 Report Posted February 17 I started with Paulsoaresjr and Nilhero to get an idea of how to play and what to expect. Hardware Despair has a very soothing voice. Otherwise, I find I can't make it through many videos. Too jerky, too much wasted time, things that should be edited out, videos that claim to be tutorials on specific things, but go way off the subject matter, bad advice, etc. I watched a video last night that was 6 1/2 minutes, and the first three were the loading screen and then the person went to sleep right away. I backed out of the video... I do like seeing different builds, getting information on mods and updates, and (initially) finding out things about the game that I didn't know. Otherwise, I find it to be oversaturated with... less than good videos. 1
RationallyParanoid Posted February 18 Report Posted February 18 (edited) NilHero - delightful childlike glee when running into new mechanics/creatures/situations TimmyTwoNipples - generally just a good player and also quite funny Solstin - his Eisenholm series is fantastic and also ongoing - can't wait to see what he builds next Kurazarrh - great for first time players who are trying to learn the game, has a long "Desert Life" series with some dope builds RubixRaptor - if you enjoy unserious roleplay servers with "lore" and longer form videos MajongBlonsky - really chill Czarls - makes beautiful, detailed build tutorials Edited February 18 by RationallyParanoid wrong name 3
Dark Thoughts Posted February 18 Report Posted February 18 There aren't many and most are very low quality. Most of the ones named do clickbait titles and / or thumbnails, which is a complete no-go for me, and / or have a complete lack of episode numbers, making it impossible to follow a series along anyway. I think the best ones right now are CricketBritt and Solstin, but due to IRL things happening I did not really have time and energy to catch up again.
LadyWYT Posted February 18 Report Posted February 18 There's also the Rusty Gears series, which is a collection of several Youtubers all playing together on one server. Solstin is part of the series, I do believe. In any case, while you do still need to decide whose PoV you want to watch from, it can be a great way to find other creators you enjoy watching. 2
mattk2003 Posted February 20 Report Posted February 20 (edited) I primarily watch your videos along with Dialko (though I know he only has a few). Solstin is another good one. I tend to enjoy the long form content without someone screaming about 100 days of ______. Curious who else has a similar style. I've started making my own videos, and you/your style has been a big inspiration for me. Edited February 20 by mattk2003 forgot about Solstin
KahvozeinsFang Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 (edited) I used to watch Kurrazarh a lot, but then he switched to streaming, so I don't even bother now. Also I watched Ashantin 3 for a while. But her gameplay style of cheating in teleporters just didn't click with me. Now the only person I watch is Solstin, but he uploads so infrequently it really feels like I don't watch anyone play this game anymore Edit: wow I didn't realize it was you posting. I've watch a few of your videos. I think I was subscribed to your channel at one point, but I'm not a fan of Minecraft and I may have unsubscribed because I didn't like YouTube suggesting I watch Minecraft Edited February 21 by KahvozeinsFang 1
Zane Mordien Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 53 minutes ago, KahvozeinsFang said: I used to watch Kurrazarh a lot, but then he switched to streaming, so I don't even bother now. Kurrazarh is still my favorite but mostly because he is kid friendly for the most part and I have my kid watch him when he wants to watch VS stuff. My other favorite youtubers for VS are not so main stream. The streamer that got me into VS was @Rakoona. I was having an issue doing a POI in Empyrion and found his channel and then that was a gateway game to VS. He built his first base in a forest and fought off bears every 5 seconds. He also has burned his base down many times which is great content. I love watching Enns13 do his wilderness survival, snowball earth, permadeath runs as well but he is more of a twitch streamer than youtube. Then GGbeyond was my other favorite to watch but he quit playing after the addition of the shiver and bowtorn becuase he also played Wilderness Survival and refused to hide during temporal storms. Wilderness survival throws you in a 5K block area on respawn so he gave up the game at that point because he could never find his way back to his base. Ashantin was cool I liked some of her stuff, Timmytwonipples was fun to watch, Rhadamant has a great voice but he rubbed me the wrong way with some of his commentary, but that's probably just my personality doesn't mesh with his.
Broccoli Clock Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 I am going to be a contrarian here (me? No.. surely not!) and go against OP's wishes, sorry @Mongster, and post not my favourite VS streamer/vtubers.. instead I'm going to list smaller accounts (~30k subs or fewer, and some far far fewer with just a few hundred) who could benefit with the exposure. Ok, so what's the criteria other than low sub/viewer count? Well not much to be honest, I'm at the whim of the YT algorithm and that's how I encountered the cast majority of the videos listed below. All I have to have done is watched the video, enjoyed it enough to last to the end and well... that's it. I'm going to list the creator on the left and an example video to the right, the vast majority of these are no-modded vanilla first impressions (I feel that's a good way to judge how a person is going to approach the game and gives me a better idea of what their chat is like before they get "settled" into a routine). Many, if not all, have gone on to do multiple videos after that, with a good percentage having the majority of their playthrough live streamed - so make sure you check out that section of their profile. This is YT only, for several reasons, but I believe that many dual stream so you could find them on Twitch too. ** This is not in any way a complete list, I am almost chronically online and have watched what feels like 100s of different content creators take a shot at VS. All I've done is randomly chosen the links from my history, I may come back and update this with more. I've only scratched the surface of VS content I've watched over the last year or so. ** In absolutely no particular order: Bosmic : I Survived ONE YEAR in Vintage Story... Mr Egg Hat : 1 Year Adventure In Vintage Story DavaMouse : Surviving The First Day : Vintage Story 1.21 - Episode 1 Choko Getting Good : Lake Beginning VileShinobi : My First Year in a Hardcore Vintage Story! One Life and No Map! PotSheep : The Survival Game I've Been Looking For (Vintage Story) RiffyGames : (Not) Off to a Great Start! - Let's Play Vintage Story - Episode 1 CupcakeBro : minecraft guy plays Vintage Story like it's 2011 again Oscillascape : 100 Days in Vintage Story: The Island Challenge (Hardcore Edition) Azungu : I Survived 100 Days in Minecraft's HARDEST ALTERNATIVE Nemract : It's a HARD life in Vintage Story Dallasmed65 : The INSANE Journey to Build a Pickaxe! - Vintage Story Ep.1 TRC Cozy Corner : A New 'Vintage' Beginning NilHero : I Spent 100 DAYS In Vintage Story " Year 1 SUPERCUT" RubberTacoSurvives : Struggling To Blindly Survive My First Days On Vintage Story! Swootie : My first week in Vintage Story Kgeeplays : An incredible journey begins! - Vintage Story 1.20, Ep.1 WinkWinkCrew : To Run, First Crawl | VINTAGE STORY Janmaran : NEW MINECRAFT BUT BETTER? / Vintage Story Journey #1 Catastrophic Sandwich : What Is Vintage Story? -- We all say it would be nice for VS to get more exposure, it gets sidelined by its corporate cousin and doesn't carry the hype of hytale, and honestly this is how I do it. I find first time players, or those who have a small audience, and give them some love; whether that be likes, subs or comments. The larger content creators already have traction, retention and recognition, it's those out of the spotlight that need the extra eyes on them. 1
MetalBoB Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 I also started watching PauSoarersjr when I was introduced to this wonderful game, and still enjoy his episodes. But my favorite is easily Ryan aka Hardware_Despair, he is honest, entertaining and wonderful to listen too. Plus his play through series are diverse, unique and interesting. His live streams show real game play with character, humor, and he listens too and engages with his audience. I'm now truly biased as he is the only YouTuber I support via pateron, for many reasons, but if you enjoy Vintage Story as much as I do checking out his playlists they are worth watching (in my unapologetic biased opinion of course :D).
Diff Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 (edited) Probably ArtGnat and Drifter Hater Club. ArtGnat's got a good mix of content from gameplay to build tutorials to game mechanics. DHC has pretty decently edited duo gameplay videos and a fun name. Edited February 21 by Diff
Andael Posted February 22 Report Posted February 22 I have a particular constraint which limits me from most of the big VS streamers: I like to watch first playthroughs, ideally blind -- fresh to Vintage Story. Extra ideally a couple or trio. I have no interest in tutorials or updates of new features, or playthroughs by experienced players -- I'd rather play than watch that kind of material. I really liked Mongster's playthrough. Super easy voice to listen to, with good dose of wonder and appreciation at the world. A deep well of patience with dogged persistence -- how else does one make a mansion with stone tools!? Currently enjoying DavaMoose: two adventurers trying to make their way in the vanilla game with default settings. And Flipsie: who played a small amount previous, but is now at about the limit of their knowledge (early copper) and is this time joined with a partner. They're playing with settings and mods which favour more physical simulation, adding the kinds of challenges they like from games. I prefer more physical/immersive settings too. Swootie's narrative National Geographic style of story was a bit of a change for me, but I quite enjoyed. The AI-voice didn't throw me off I think because I never heard anyone using that particular voice before -- now when I hear it occasionally in other circumstances it rings a bit false. TimmyTwoNipples is often mentioned -- and I did really like his first playthrough, which I think was a couple of years ago. I like to re-experience the "game as intended" (roughly) from a fresh perspective. Unfortunately this means I don't watch the large number of well-estabished Vintage Story content-creators, as they already know the game! 3
Broccoli Clock Posted February 23 Report Posted February 23 16 hours ago, Andael said: I have a particular constraint which limits me from most of the big VS streamers: I like to watch first playthroughs, ideally blind -- fresh to Vintage Story. Extra ideally a couple or trio. I have no interest in tutorials or updates of new features, or playthroughs by experienced players -- I'd rather play than watch that kind of material. Check out some of the links in my post. You've mentioned some of the same ones I did, so I'm guessing the rest will appeal to you. 1
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