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* [http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/Banjo/ Rooreelooo's LPs] of ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' and ''Tooie'', both subtitle LPs that go through every nook and cranny of the games. Of course, it isn't without the obligatory mishaps with [[Guide Dang It|Mr. Vile and Canary Mary]]...

* Shugojin's [http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/BG2/ LP] of ''[[Baldur's Gate]] 2'' and Throne of Bhaal (with mods) is notable for the inclusion (and mockery) of a Romance Mod. The author does get in some great moments, such as disposing of Anomen with [[Bee-Bee Gun|The Elemental Plane of BEES]]:

** Though it's hard for those not in the know to tell which lines are original and which ones are an in-game result of having [[Cloudcuckoolander|Minsc]], [[The Munchausen|Jan]], and [[Large Ham|Haer'Dalis]] in the party.

** Also features multiple appearances of Tyr the Maimed God, who hates all his Chosen (or at least Saerileth and Edorim) and likes to see them suffer. And is apparently played by ''Samuel L Jackson''.

** The later move onto the Reboot, [[Dead to Rights]]: Retribution and continue their antics from there.

* [[Slowbeef]] takes on ''[http://bd.baldurk.org/lp/75 Metroid Prime]'', ''[http://bd.baldurk.org/lp/83 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]'', and ''[http://bd.baldurk.org/lp/95 Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]''. Diabetus takes on [http://bd.baldurk.org/lp/77 MetroidFusion]. [[Hilarity Ensues]] It's hilarious because of how comical, and comically bad at the games, Slowbeef is.

** [http://bd.baldurk.org/2099#title Thread's over. There's no reason to go on after this video.]

** If watching Slowbeef stumble around blindly is too painful for you, you may enjoy watching Vicas beat the game in a few hours: [http://capnvicasshipofools.blip.tv/?sort=date;view=archive;date=;user=capnvicasshipofools;s=posts;page=3\]. Note that his other LP is also mixed in with the Prime videos.

* Cooked Auto is notable for [http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/Halo/ let's playing] ''[[Halo (series)|Halo]]'' pretty decently.

* CapitanGarlic's absolutely hilarious [http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/IWD2/ Let's Play] of ''[[Icewind Dale]] II'', featuring a [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]] [[Five-Man Band]] ([[My Friends and Zoidberg|and Marty]]) consisting of a [[Ted Baxter]] sorcerer with an ego the size of Jupiter, a monk whose specialty is the [[Groin Attack]], the [[Only Sane Man]] half-orc wizard, the [[The Ditz|Ditzy]] elven bard, a druid in a constant state of [[Mushroom Samba]] (who has a tendency to break the fourth wall), and a [[Heroic Sociopath]] barbarian of manliness + 5 whose every sentence is pure gold:

''Urggzob:'' Urggzob should get teeth for his eyes. That way he could bite his foes by blinking at them. }}

** {{spoiler|And it still pulls off one hell of a [[Tear Jerker]] ending.}}

** More recently, [http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D1B7519725A23675 they moved onto doing one] of ''[[Sonic Colors]]''. They enjoy it much more than the previous games, to say the least.

** And in a direction that is entirely different from Sonic games, the crew have recently [http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=B1BDB829106343E1 started an LP saga] of playing through each of the Friendship-Destroying [[Mario Party]] games. A comment in one of the first videos sums it up nicely:

* Feinne has also done an [http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/soulnomad/ LP] of [[Soul Nomad and The World Eaters]], done as the journal entries of the (female) main character (with Gig making his own little additions). {{spoiler|The Demon Path ends with the implication that Revya will become Baal...}}

* The in progress let's play of Dr.Snofield's [[Startopia]], as the (Only) human in the station he is forced to contend with a more than human AI and a variety of moments...namely this moment where he realizes the Sirens are [[Gender Bender|Cross Gender]], namely the male sirens sound like women, the female sirens sound like men. With this followup.

''Snofield'': “Err...” I got out, once again moving to the door. “You go on ahead... I’m going to go use the Lavotron... [[Shower of Angst|set to cold]].” }}

* ''[[Super Mario RPG]]'' by [http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/mario_vlp/ loquacious], accompanied by his cousin Organ Donor who's coming to the game almost blind, plus the occasional guest star. Lots of laid back fun is had at the game's ridiculousness, and there's also plenty of great information and tips on how to play.

** And let's not forget ''[http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/Martian%20Dreams/ Martian Dreams]'', where she takes every opportunity to insult Iolo, Shamino, and Dupre's [[Expy|Expys]] whilst kicking ass and taking names accompanied by such Victorian figures as Nellie Bly and Sigmund Freud. Not to mention a Martian fembot. And the Beefeater-looking chap with the hots for said Martian fembot.

** Skara Brae, twice. It deserves all the accolades we can give the expeditions, because it involves killing all the inhabitants. Twice. The second time around, they're all ''ghosts'' and Steve ''still'' manages to pull it off. And completely wipe the island off the face of the map with a few hundred thousand pounds of explosives.

** "Yes. I demand that [[The Oldest Profession|you have sex]] with this [[Team Pet|talking mouse]]. I am a paying customer and you are being incredibly disrespectful."

* [http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/Uplink/index.html The Let's Play] of ''[[Uplink]]'' turns an unconventional strategy game about [[Hollywood Hacking]] into asklh{{color|green|%}}$#h; ''endl;'' {{color|blue|[}} ''ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERR''

** And the saga continues with [http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/XCOM%20-%20Aftermath/ Jade Star's LP] of ''[[UFO Afterblank|UFO: Aftermath]]'', the first in a trilogy of [[Spiritual Successor|Spiritual Successors]] to the X-COM series. Notable antics in this [[After the End]] romp include the janitorial woes of off-screen character seaborgium, the slightly off-kilter [[Metal Gear|Snake Squad's]] first encounter with Car Crabs, research into Reticulan Burgers, and the death of Canuck and his subsequent return as [[We Can Rebuild Him|Robo-Canuck]]. Jade and Guava actually have a pact running to LP the remaining X-COM and UFO games.

* Tehzim, a New Zealand goon risks [[Banned in China|breaking the law]] completed a playthrough of ''[[Postal]] 2'', pointing out the negative flaws of the game and making a light joke about bits of the game.

* [http://lparchive.org/Star-Trek-Online/ PoptartsNinja] has done a Let's Play of [[Star Trek Online]] featuring a Cardassian as the player character. He then proceeds to expand upon the basic plot of the game with such things as greater character development, a Tribble Borg collective, a few romantic subplots, Undine spies that you won't see coming, a Pakled councillor and a few appearances by some familair faces who otherwise wouldn't appear in the game. Really it's worth looking into even if you just skip the videos and follow along with the updates that move the storyline foward.

* After Schildkrote went on hiatus on his [[Persona 4]] LP, Feinne [http://lparchive.org/Persona-4/ picked it up], continuing his streak of high quality first-person narrative LPs.

** He also had a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]], as during the only mission where you don't play with your teammates, he defends Japan and the US Naval Battlegroup to [[Crowning Music of Awesome|Sheryl Nome, Plastik, Nagasawa Shoko and Romantic Mode]]. Even more awesome, he goes assistance off to the first and final song

*** And another one during Operation Backhand, where he chooses to fly the MiG-23 Flogger, usually an enemy mook plane. Why? Because then the mission's opening cutscene shows {{spoiler|1=a fleet of MiG-23s descending on Norfolk Naval Base, over which Cooked Auto plays the Hymn of the Soviet Union.}}

** And now he is doing it again with HAWX 2! Now with a catchy theme song!

* Schildkrote did a live, streaming Let's Play of ''[[La-Mulana]]'' that was quite fun whilst it lasted.

** He started on [http://forum.starmen.net/forum/Fan/Interactive/LETSPLAY-Mother-3-1/first an LP] of ''[[Mother 3]]'' as well -- Lucas and Claus became Guise and Estragon, they gave each other brofists, and Hinawa (err, Sarah) generated bread out of her... bread... hole. Unfortunately, it fell inactive and was locked.

* RPGnet's Albert gives us [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=428367 Final Fantasy VIII: The Altimate Rewrite], a combination LP and [[Fix Fic]] for several common complaints about the game's plot and writing, such as more convincing explanations for SeeD's [[Mildly Military]] attitude and Squall's [[The Stoic|brick wall personality]]. It also changes Squalls' name to ''Thay.'' This has made some people come to like the game, others simply to like the re-write, leave ''still'' others wondering what sort of a name "Thay" is supposed to be, and make one guy crash the original revision by trying to drum up a [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]] shitstorm.

* [http://www.youtube.com/user/SirRonLionHeart SirRonLionHeart] is perhaps the ultimate Let's Player out there right now. He started out normally, but by the time he went 15 episodes into his [[Super Mario]] 64 LP he created a crazy accent and some cheesy but awesome catchphrases for himself and hasn't looked back since. He's only been around since February 2009 and has already gathered [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPX9ZMUMt8A ridiculous] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1C_Cr-2HZ4 love] (and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtmSY3u9CUM small but vocal hate]) among the [[Something Awful]] community. It depends, but either way this guy will leave an impression on you that you'll never forget.

** Just check out his Contra LP it is [[Testosterone Poisoning|manly]]

* The Nuklear Power forums (of [[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|8-Bit Theater]] fame) have done various Let's Plays in their games section. Notable completed ones include [http://www.nuklearforums.com/showthread.php?t=30207 I Wanna be the Guy] and [http://www.nuklearforums.com/showthread.php?t=31418 Final Fantasy 6]. Also, there seems to be a revitalized interest in Pokemon these days, as there are currently three Let's Plays of Pokemon currently active and running simultaneously... AGAIN!

** [http://www.nuklearforums.com/showthread.php?t=37090 GC does a Let's Play: I also have Pokeymans and I will show you them], where we get to see what happens when you inject [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]] dialogue into Pokemon Blue. Highlights include a [[Fourth Wall Observer]] Charmander named [[Fluffy the Terrible|Bard]] taking jabs at the game's braindead [[NPC|NPCs]] alongside the author, the rival's Squirtle becoming the resident [[Butt Monkey]], and both the author and Bard spouting [[Angrish]] after receiving the game's first [[Fetch Quest]].

** [http://www.nuklearforums.com/showthread.php?t=37849 The Marvelous Misadventures of Asshat!] Due to a time warp, Asshat ends up back at the start of his adventure, having grown a bit wiser and more experienced. Once he finally finishes in Johto once and for all, however, [[Do Not Taunt Cthulhu|a bit of ill-advised taunting of Arceus'n'pals]] results in him being forced to go through [[Game Mod|Pokémon Topaz]] as a Team Rocket member. [[Hilarity Ensues]].

** [http://www.nuklearforums.com/showthread.php?t=37877 Newcomer EckScizor joins the fray] as he begins his journey in Pokemon Emerald. Features various 4chan-related jokes and cruelty to animals.

** AuroraVirus is known for taking the time to actually talk to his fans. Has expanded to doing [[PlayStation 3]] walkthroughs in addition to his Pokemon stuff.

* For surreal humor and drunken military command, we have [http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?476754-Gary-Busey-and-Friends-1936-USA-AAR Gary Busey And Friends], a modded ''[[Hearts of Iron]] 3'' LP where Gary Busey is elected President of the United States in 1936, and appoints ministers that include [[Ghostbusters|Egon Spengler]], [[Superman|General Zod]], [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]], and [[The Thrawn Trilogy|Grand Admiral Thrawn]], who arm up the United States military with Star Destroyers, X-Wing fighters, legions of ninja, and [[Space Marine|Space Marines]], and proceed to rampage around the Carribean as Gary Busey goes off into one hilariously insane and paranoid invasion after another while {{spoiler|riding a unicorn with a giant trident}}. Best summed up by this exchange:

''Tony Stark:'' Right. Look, I don’t want to ruin your day, but regroup and reorganize ''what?'' He’s on a mythical creature with a band of ninjas following him around. It’s not like he needs to rearm and reinforce the local tank regiment, or wait for more ammo for standard issue rifles. }}

* [http://www.youtube.com/user/agentjr Agent JR] does many Let’s Plays, but I’m here to recommend his finished Let’s Plays of [http://www.youtube.com/user/agentjr#grid/user/2899ED3FF2FC4BAB Silent Hill], [http://www.youtube.com/user/agentjr#g/c/7B1E657038973A8C Silent Hill 2], [http://www.youtube.com/user/agentjr#g/c/D53EF790C7EB3627 Silent Hill 3], and [http://www.youtube.com/user/agentjr#grid/user/A5140A7C4A485192 Silent Hill 4]. Silent Hill itself might be scary, but this gamer's commentary makes it a very funny place. His incomplete Let’s Play of [http://www.youtube.com/user/agentjr#g/c/F5F8001AE2667FCD Iji] is good also.