The most incentive and informative early access Let's Play

[Cywil]

Let's vote for the most incentive and informative early access Civ 6 LP (English language only). I know that's my arbitrary selection but I do my best to take into account different youtubers and all 10 civs.

America by linus117
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m75QEcmgkY&list=PLK5s7GH7Ewzkc0xfzXmbFs-5rnpqf6yr8&index=1
Settings: Standard, Continents, Standard
Start date: Oct 10
Status: ongoing (episode 19 - Oct 18 - 1850 AD)
His other LPs: -

England by biffa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vscqyTemJHE&index=1&list=PLR5G_Kc9r-JAPiPhJY47vrcPxzkq0tozx
Settings: Quick, Continents, Standard
Start date: Sep 29
Status: completed - Score Victory (17 episodes - Oct 16 - 2050 AD)
His other LPs: -

Germany by Unstable Voltage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGuG0WUKjd0
Settings: Standard, Continents, Standard
Start date: Sep 29
Status: completed - Science Victory (33 episodes - Oct 12 - 2009 AD)
His other LPs: England, Rome

Greece by Marbozir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByY_fjcfHqA&list=PLHQyGGzRHYIZxZEW50NCCxNt-SZb29tdk&index=1
Settings: Standard, Continents, Large
Start date: Sep 29
Status: completed - Cultural Victory (29 episodes - Oct 6 - 1948 AD)
His other LPs: Kongo, Scythia, Norway (NEW!)

Japan by The Solar Gamer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiT1Jjii-qM
Settings: Quick, Island Plates, Standard
Start date: Oct 2
Status: ongoing (episode 12 - Oct 18 - 1540 AD)
His other LPs: -

Kongo by FilthyRobot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0k6frN-wSA&index=1&list=PLQFX9B_9L4-n4hQ7Oq7bour0dnlihNXT7
Settings: Quick, Continents, Large
Start date: Oct 15
Status: completed - Cultural Victory (13 episodes - Oct 16 - 1690 AD)
His other LPs: England, Japan, Rome, Spain

Norway by YOGSCAST Civilization
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDcfppKeDmE
Settings: Quick, Island Plates, Large
Start date: Sep 29
Status: ongoing (episode 13 - Oct 18 - 1300 AD)
His other LPs: -

Rome by quill18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xJrQCAk9ZE
Settings: Standard, Continents, Standard
Start date: Sep 29
Status: completed - Science Victory (20 episodes - Oct 2 - 1908 AD)
His other LPs: Norway, Japan (NEW!)

Spain by Drew Durnil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnTWdTkFsbc&index=1&list=PLhJDYadvu5ROgxeuTo_N7pZ50hab2ze32
Settings: Quick, Continents (or Pangea?), Standard (or Large?)
Start date: Oct 12
Status: ongoing (episode 12 - Oct 18 - 1845 AD)
His other LPs: America, Germany, Japan

Scythia by ChristopherOdd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCZcn-0UEkU
Settings: Standard, Continents, Standard
Start date: Sep 29
Status: ongoing (episode 14 - Oct 18 - 1440 AD)
His other LPs: -


There are many other videos of course. I found Writing Bull's or beam's Let's Plays very interesting but you have to understand German language to fully appreciate them.

Some LPs are more informative than others, some of them are rather more entertaining. It would be difficult to pick just one so the poll allows to vote for more than one LP.

• Do you think that's easy to escort a settler on Prince? Look at the beginning of Drew's episode 2.
• Wanna see the most populated civilization so far? Check FilthyRobot's Kongolese unique district efficiency in its favourable environment (huge jungle area).
• Maybe you prefer funny, neverending conquests? Enjoy YOGSCAST's Vikings adventure.
• Are you eager for insightful tips? Follow Marbozir.
• Is historical accuracy in Civ important to you? Watch linus117's LP. He wages Spanish-American War (Teddy's Rough Riders supported by Field Cannon units attack Spanish city - episode 16 - 27:13').

 

[joncnunn]

Note that Quill18 also has a Norway Let's Play; on Youtube the last episode of it was uploaded this morning; and it ended with him noting he was about to start a 3rd Let's Play. (As of the time of this post, none of the footage of his 3rd Let's Play is on Youtube.)
Some of the other people mentioned above might also have multiple let's plays.

 

[God of Kings]

Marbozir also has three Let's Plays.

 

[Abraxis]

Vote for the most incentive?

 

[Cywil]

Vote for the most incentive?

= the most persuasive to pre-order Civ 6

 

[Abraxis]

Awh, In that case I'd say Yogscast actually. It's the only one I've been able to watch more than a couple episodes of. Their light-hearted approach and humour is much more appropriate than the seriousness of the others given the lack of competition available at Prince difficulty.

Marbozir is certainly informative, but watching him stomp the AI with absolutely no resistance is mind numbingly boring to watch, because every choice he's making is so unnecessary at this level. It makes the game seem boring as it really just highlights all the potential issues we may encounter on release -reasons not to be enthused, even though I cling to the notion things will be functional enough to find entertainment in the higher difficulties.

 

[ExemplarVoss]

Note that Quill18 also has a Norway Let's Play; on Youtube the last episode of it was uploaded this morning; and it ended with him noting he was about to start a 3rd Let's Play. (If the pattern holds, at 22:00 UTC the first episode of that will be uploaded)
Some of the other people mentioned above might also have multiple let's plays.

Spoiler: that is from his streams last week. Its Japan, and the vods are still up on his twitch channel. (though the youtube videos are a lot clearer, and don't have to deal with twitches issues (including some muting of sections)


Out of the ones listed (and that I've seen), got to go with Marbozir. Quill's Rome is the worst of his when it comes to information, as he's still working things out.

The Yogsfolks are... bad for my teeth. Their mannerisms and interactions just set my teeth on edge, and all content is lost in jackassery.


Thanks for the list though, I've been looking for others where the first couple episodes aren't 'and barbarians wreck things because the player doesn't prepare for them.'

 

[RealHuhn]

Gotta go with Marbozir. Sorry but I can't stand slow CIV Let's Plays without quick movement/combat or an overly distracting focus on role playing or personal life stories. You know those guys who zoom in on every combat animation and talk about the cute animations and significance of each battle for the next 5 minutes, managing to play 5 turns per hour. No offense ^^
Imo, Marbozir just has the best mixture of knowledge, speed and fun/humour.

Filthy comes second but a) I cannot keep up with his video spam and b) his commentary is a little too technical for my taste.

 

[Louis XXIV]

Has anyone gone with a religious victory yet?

 

[ExemplarVoss]

Has anyone gone with a religious victory yet?

Quill did, with Norway. Though he sped that up by ax-murdering Rome near the end.

The graphs at the end are enlightening. None of AIs managed to capture any cities, but Kongo ran away with great people, and Rome was a serious faith generator up to the point that he went after them.

 

[joncnunn]

Has anyone gone with a religious victory yet?

That's Quill's second Let's Play (as Norway); last video in this was uploaded to Youtube this morning.

 

[Danzo_87]

Filthy and Marb are the top 2 for me (informative wise), Quill if I just want to enjoy some lighthearted content

 

[The Highwayman]

I've been watching Marbozir and Filthy Robot on Youtube. Watching their game play will pay big dividends when I play my first game this Friday.

 

[Cywil]

Update for: England, Kongo and Spain.

 

[Stilinski]

Filthy for technical min/max info, Drew for just plain fun, & I voted for Biffa as well cause watching him learn how to play was entertaining

 

[Martinus]

The Yogcast vikings are definitely my favourite. I'm afraid I cannot stand Marbozir's accent - even though I am Polish, too.

 

[kaspergm]

Started watching Drew's Spain playthrough right now, but had to stop in the second video. Too many obviously wrong choices. The way he wasted that captured settler because he hadn't figured out the movement rules was just painful.

 

[criZp]

yogscast dudes because of the dialogue

and muh norway

 

[BornInTheLoo]

I like the FilthyRobot and Arumba TacTeam combination. It's like CIV played by Brain and Heart from the Awkward Yeti cartoons...

 

[Civbra]

Filthy for technical min/max info, Drew for just plain fun, & I voted for Biffa as well cause watching him learn how to play was entertaining

Yeah, I got the same - Filthy is more strategic and nitpicky, and Drew although he play more relaxed, he still is strategic!