An RTS LP?

[ScottishMartialArts]

I've never seen one done before and -- aside from Rome:Total War -- there doesn't appear to be one on the LP archive. Is there something about the genre that makes RTS LPs pure fail? Or has just no one ever tried one? I ask because I'm thinking of doing a Tiberian Sun LP, but if this genre doesn't translate well to screenshots and commentary, then I don't think i want to bother.

 

[WhiskeyWolf]

but if this genre doesn't translate well to screenshots and commentary

Actually, this genre translates very well to screens and comments.

When I was doing the K&M LP (dropped) http://www.rpgcodex.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=34342 commenting on the strategy and making screens of stuff that was the most important was quite easy.

I say you should give it a try, you can always drop.

 

[Andyman Messiah]

I won't read it, but I'll pull out the discs and watch the cutscenes.

 

[Twinkle]

Tiberian Sun? Do it!

 

[lightbane]

If you do so, I would like you could post a transcript/sinopsis for the videos 'cause these lack subtitles.

 

[Cranioclast]

I believe Jasede also did one for some Warhammer game.

Do the lp of Tiberian Sun and right after do masochistic one for Hooligans.

 

[pipka]

If you could do some mad moves in RTS to show your tactical genius, than the LP would be cool.
But most RTS are either meat vs meat or sitting behind defence line.
Ahh, fuck it! Make AoE2 LP and WOLOLO everything!

 

[catfood]

The best LP of an RTS game on the Codex





Unfortunately I got stuck on the 13th level.


Edit: as Whiskey Wolf said commenting on the pics you take isn't very hard to do.

 

[Brother None]

I've never seen one done before and -- aside from Rome:Total War -- there doesn't appear to be one on the LP archive.

Pure awesome. Jasede even finished it.

 

[Black]

Original War LP please.

 

[Hoodoo]

Make AoE2 LP and WOLOLO everything!

shityeh

This.

 

[BethesdaLove]

i support this nation

 

[Murk]

It might be somewhat hectic to take screenshots of an RTS, unless you have a timer set up or a video that you then chop up.

Jasede's LP of Dark Omen is beyond awesome though, he did ridiculously well with casualties and as well.

edit: personally, I thnk the c&c games won't be conducive to screen shot based LPs at all, the games are too action packed and reliant on fast tactics and movements when shit gets thick. Dark Omen and other 'squad' based games kind of work due to a lack of micromanagement per unit.

 

[DraQ]

The smell of death surrounds me! *)

Still, Homeworld 2 would be good if the LP is meant to be lulzy, HW1 or Myth 1-2 if it's not.

All games mentioned support active pause IIRC (HW1 sort of, you can manipulate camera and select units freely, but you have to unpause for a moment to give orders, else the units don't seem to react, it isn't much of a problem, though given the specifics of HW camera), they are also heavily formation and micromanagement based, as well as just plain spectacular, so they should lend extremely well to telling the story with screenshots.

* Due to recent necro, obviously.

 

[SCO]

Homeworld bitch.