Is 52 or so minutes too long for a Let's Play Video?

[MJNSEIFER]

Sorry if this isn't the right place, but would a Let's Play video be too long if it was 52 or so minutes?

[tailrustedtealeaf]

Nah, I think longform content is more popular now.

[Mewtwofan1]

Considering how some people post the entirety of the game in one video, you’re probably fine.

[LadyMoondancer]

I regularly watch two / two and a half hour Let's Play videos.  (I'm really into Secret Sleepover Society lately.)

[Miniature Sheep]

52 minutes seems entirely reasonable to me. I prefer playthroughs that are all one video as it flows more smoothly and it's nice to settle in and enjoy something for a decent length of time.

[CloudyGlow]

I watched lets plays on youtube a lot in the past and I always preferred long videos. They would be multiple hours long

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

52 minutes is alright.

I watched lets plays on youtube a lot in the past and I always preferred long videos. They would be multiple hours long

Now that, in my opinion, is too long. Makes it hard to go back if you missed something, and also to go back to where you were if the video player loses its place. It's even worse with no-commentary playthroughs, especially of text-heavy games.

[tailrustedtealeaf]

Now that, in my opinion, is too long. Makes it hard to go back if you missed something, and also to go back to where you were if the video player loses its place. It's even worse with no-commentary playthroughs, especially of text-heavy games.

I'd wager that these weren't usually for following the game along to, and thankfully most content creators have taken to putting timestamps in their descriptions now.

[SpacePinto]

I'd say it's not.

[Aeryala]

It depends on the game.  Also, do you finish the game by the end of the video or is the video part of a series?

[Thimble]

I watched a 3 hr yesterday, you're fine, lol. As long as it's interesting, any length is fine.

[MJNSEIFER]

Thank you for the votes and responses, everyone.  I have gone with the video being at full length (it should be uploaded tomorrow, for those interested) - it appears to be 52:30.

It depends on the game.  Also, do you finish the game by the end of the video or is the video part of a series?

It's part of a series - this is episode 2.  It's just that, until this video, my longest Let's Play episodes have been around 20-30 minutes - I even split an episode of one game, and did a bonus episode for another game.  The problem is, the flow of my videos doesn't work as well, as I have a specific sign-on phrase and a specific sign off phrase, and I have to do fake beginnings/endings when I split my videos, which I'm starting to not like doing.

I won't always do episodes that long - it will indeed depend on the game (albeit in a different way to what you meant) and the reasons why the episode's long - like if it's something as simple as "I keep dying from the exact same thing over and over" most of my attempts will be cut out.

Thanks for the feedback.