Used to live with 3 other guys in college just watching one of us play. Miss that.
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Football Manager for sure, although I do enjoy playing it equally.
I really like to watch competitive FPS like CS and Valorant but I'd hate to play them since my jam is turn-based games. Heck I'd even watch competitions of games like Lol or Starcraft but the Jargon is too much for me!
Europa Universalis IV. Have tried several times to play this myself, I quit and watch someone else to get my fix instead.
Starcraft 2. I've accepted that I'll never being good at this game so I'll watch uthermal do challenges instead.
Factory games. Usually watch play throughs when I get stuck and/or get to a point where my designs can't scale without a lot of headache.
Any shooter or other twitch game.
I like watching strategy or sim games. I can work through different problems or layouts for things, but I still miss things or don't fully understand how it works. When I watch someone else play there are lots of "ah-hah!" or "why aren't I doing that?!" moments.
I guess this is a case of playing the game and watching it, rather than watching it instead of playing.
League of Legends
Any metal gear solid game, and I say that because it's the best of both worlds! I play for 2 minutes and then watch a movie!
I had a friend that recorded deathless runs for the first three games on vhs back in the day
Oh wow. Dang real life difficulty lolol
That's awesome!
Sandbox games, back in the day I would be creative and have fun playing these but now I prefer watching someone else do that.
Pvp/story games I enjoy playing though.
Any point & click adventure game, especially old Sierra series like King's Quest. They have so many bullshit mechanics designed to trip the player up and cause an immediate Game Over.
Stories with branching story lines. I'd rather watch others play Slay the Princess than play it myself, as an example.
That's interesting, I like playing those because the entire pathway is often unique to me, what about them makes you not curious to know your own path?
Because I want to see all the paths.
Kaizo Mario. The Grand Poo World Series, for example. They’re way beyond my level to play, but great fun to watch. Barb’s compilations are the best. Here is part 1 from GPW II.
Spiritfarer. It's mostly just dialogue with a bit of exploration, scavenging, platforming etc. I can experience the story just fine while not holding the controller.
THE WITCHER 3
Most RPG/Crafting games.
Any game that starts with you punching trees for wood can fuck right off at this point.
Horror games