Youtube Channel for Rougelikes, good idea or waste of time?

[zimer02]

I an a youtuber and wanted to know if uploading rougelike videos would be a good idea. There aren't that many Youtubers (that I know of) who upload rougelike videos and i wanted to know if it's something to upload on youtube.

[goodsir]

Absolutely worth it, i'll definitely subscribe.
http://www.youtube.com/user/limdul#grid/user/DC7D5CDDCB06159B - this guy's POWDER commentary was very entertaining, it's a shame that he abandoned it.

[corremn]

http://www.youtube.com/user/templeoftheroguelike

[Krice]

I'm going to upload more videos of Kaduria when I have something to show.

[zimer02]

Since the poll is mostly going yes does anyone have any suggestions about any Rougelikes I should play? (Something unusual or obscure to Rougelike the genre will probably have the highest chance of getting uploaded.)

[corremn]

SewerJacks  - tabletop fantasy football roguelike
Temple of Vengeance – martial arts themed roguelike
Infra Arcana 5 - lovecraft/doomrl inspired roguelike

Seriously check the front page of RogueTemple for the RogueLike Round Up  or RLRU 
http://www.roguetemple.com/2011/07/31/roguelike-round-up-july-2011/

[Lucentdepths]

As long as you dont spell it like that. Nobody likes a rougelike. You will catch a ton of flak if you name the channel rougelike and not roguelike. You'll have to disable all comments lol.

[corremn]

Speak for your self, I love rougelikes. I think that the flak they get around here is totally unjustified.

I am thinking that my next 7drl will be called Rougelike.  It will be a game where you have to spill as much red blood as possible (whilst avoiding the green blooded goblin-kind) in order for your goddess to emphasize her godly cheekbones with the spilled blood and obtain the attention of the King of Gods before one of her vile sisters weds him.

[jim]

Just make sure that the video cuts back and forth between the game itself and the excited reactions of the perky young woman playing the game in a tank top. Then everyone's happy. You could see if the "Star Trek Girl" is available. Ultimately I'd recommend a well-endowed Japanese cheerleader - it'll make the front page.

[Jolly Roger]

For the first moment, I thought that roguelike youtube channel is like Charlie Chaplin Internet radio, but on the second thought It looks like worthy thing!
 

[Z]

Corremn, there is already a 7drl named The Rougelike (and also POWDER which is somewhat rouge like).

As for the original question, IMO text has many advantages over video as a way to present information. Easier to create (I suppose, it would be easier with the right tools, but I don't know if such tools exist), takes less space, takes less time to learn the relevant information (because you can skip the irrelevant parts or just read quickly), searchable. I am much more likely to read text than to watch a video. Unless the video is very artistic or shows some (relevant) animations, hard to do that with text.

[NON]

Of course with a video you get to see the game in action.

I watch lots of "Let's plays" of Roguelikes. Its a nice way to get to know a game. I would enjoy watching runs of new or less known games, preferably with someone talking about the game and explaining what's happening.

[Hi]

I'd like to see a let us play of Brogue.

[Jolly Roger]

Hmm. It sound stupid, maybe.
But what do you think about some sort of roguelike streams and VOD's?

[getter77]

Streams can be well received same as most videos.   I believe there have been several such things for Dungeons of Dredmor in marathon fashion thus far---one even tied to a big all-around event with Indie interviewing going on and such.

http://www.elderlore.com/en/planet-roguelike/gaslamp-interview-on-qubetubers-%E2%80%93-live.htm