Tips & Tricks Is facecam necessary for Let's Plays?

[RunDevilRun007]

So because of my computer being **** and being unable to afford a new one I can not record facecams with my Let's Plays, it drops my framerate horribly and in the end the facecam just comes out laggy and horrible. So my question to you guys is...Is it really necessary? Can good commentary carry a Let's Play without seeing the face? I'd like to do facecam one day when I get a new PC, but for now I just can't. So I'd like some opinions before continuing, I can put Let's Plays on the back burner and focus on my reviews and upcoming retrospective.

 

[TwilightPrinze]

In my opinion it isn't but the same goes for commentary. I find those 2 things optional. In some cases it can make content better but in some cases it can make content worse.

 

[riganthor]

you dont have to do facecam. Even better you can save that reveal for a milestone then

 

[InstaSim]

Commentary is more important than Facecam. If recording gameplay or let's play or anything really, Commentary is quite important so you can interact with your viewers. If you want to show your reaction towards something then Facecams are important too. With horror games, for example, it's a good idea to put a Facecam because people like to see the reaction to jumpscares, but with a casual game, it's not a necessity to put one.

 

[KOB_YT]

So because of my computer being **** and being unable to afford a new one I can not record facecams with my Let's Plays, it drops my framerate horribly and in the end the facecam just comes out laggy and horrible. So my question to you guys is...Is it really necessary? Can good commentary carry a Let's Play without seeing the face? I'd like to do facecam one day when I get a new PC, but for now I just can't. So I'd like some opinions before continuing, I can put Let's Plays on the back burner and focus on my reviews and upcoming retrospective.

You should be fine without a facecam as long as the commentary is good which at times can be difficult with lets plays and make sure if you dont use facecam then to only use the interesting bits that would actually keep people entertained

 

[RunDevilRun007]

You should be fine without a facecam as long as the commentary is good which at times can be difficult with lets plays and make sure if you dont use facecam then to only use the interesting bits that would actually keep people entertained

Yeah, that's something I've learned to do from watching Jacksepticeye, he edits out slow, boring parts or parts where he doesn't talk a lot/at all and I started doing the same.

you dont have to do facecam. Even better you can save that reveal for a milestone then

I've revealed my face for my 200 Sub special, mostly cause I wanted to do more content that involved showing my face

In my opinion it isn't but the same goes for commentary. I find those 2 things optional. In some cases it can make content better but in some cases it can make content worse.

I've not really seen examples where people got anywhere by making videos without commentary.

 

[TwilightPrinze]

Yeah, that's something I've learned to do from watching Jacksepticeye, he edits out slow, boring parts or parts where he doesn't talk a lot/at all and I started doing the same.



I've revealed my face for my 200 Sub special, mostly cause I wanted to do more content that involved showing my face



I've not really seen examples where people got anywhere by making videos without commentary.

Well i have 201 subs and never did any commentary. This took me a year but i gained 50+ subs in the last 2 weeks

 

[RunDevilRun007]

Well i have 201 subs and never did any commentary. This took me a year but i gained 50+ subs in the last 2 weeks

Oh wow I'm impressed

 

[TwilightPrinze]

Oh wow I'm impressed

Like i always said, dedication is the key. By uploading daily and staying dedicated to the game is what brought me this far. I know it is tough without commentary but i like it thus way and always recievee positive feedback about my gameplay video's so i'm happy as it is and will continue this way

 

[RunDevilRun007]

Like i always said, dedication is the key. By uploading daily and staying dedicated to the game is what brought me this far. I know it is tough without commentary but i like it thus way and always recievee positive feedback about my gameplay video's so i'm happy as it is and will continue this way

It's tough for me because my laptop is **** and on top of that it's dying, so there's not a lot I can play. But hopefully I can find some games I can stay dedicated to till I can get a PC donated to me or I can eventually buy one.

 

[TwilightPrinze]

It's tough for me because my laptop is **** and on top of that it's dying, so there's not a lot I can play. But hopefully I can find some games I can stay dedicated to till I can get a PC donated to me or I can eventually buy one.

Good luck and everything is possible with dedication

 

[RunDevilRun007]

Good luck and everything is possible with dedication

Thanks man

 

[riganthor]

you are not the only one with faulty equipment m8 and well I hope for you that your channel continues to grow

 

[RunDevilRun007]

you are not the only one with faulty equipment m8 and well I hope for you that your channel continues to grow

Thanks man. I hope you grow too.

 

[lokifan50]

ya don't have to have face cam ^_^ I don't do facecam sometimes and all I do is do good commentary and edit out anything that is boring in parts of the videos

 

[TheAimGames]

Facecam isn't a must, neither is commentary. But it's nice to see/hear them in a video. It gives the video a personality.

 

[RunDevilRun007]

ya don't have to have face cam ^_^ I don't do facecam sometimes and all I do is do good commentary and edit out anything that is boring in parts of the videos

That's what I'm doing for now And hey, I used to live in Bullhead City

Facecam isn't a must, neither is commentary. But it's nice to see/hear them in a video. It gives the video a personality.

I definitely like to have commentary because I like to make jokes while I play and I find a lot of people enjoy listening to me rage when I get my ass kicked eventually I'll do facecam when I get a new PC.

 

[Nolan Westmore]

A facecam gamer is what happens when a vlog and a letsplay get smashed into one video.

You must be good with the camera and with the gameplay in order for it to work. In short, only do Facecam if it actually works. If you're kinda just there, it wouldn't be worth doing. If you are generating a secondary source of potential entertainment, then yes, it would work.