Why bother with a Let's Play? Why not just play the game?

The phenomenon goes by many names, such as "pile of shame", "pile of pride", the "black hole","accumulation", "embarrassment of riches", or simply "backlog", but many folks who have been gaming for as long as I have will have one.  What I'm talking about is a particular set of games that for one reason or another, have never been finished.  Sometimes life gets in the way, sometimes your mood changes, and sometimes Ken Levine releases new Bioshock DLC and nothing else matters.  At the end of the day, you discover that you have this huge pile of games that attracted your interest and your dollars, but the thought of taking something off of it makes you nervous. 

Maybe you just had such a good time with Devil May Cry that you never want it to end, and you can simulate this experience by never-ever playing it again.  It will always be waiting for you just the way that you left it, even if you don't remember how to play when that day finally comes. 

I discovered "Let's Plays" on Youtube about this time last year, and I scoffed at the notion at first.  Once I sat down to watch one to see what it was actually about, I became intrigued.  I watched a few more, and I was hooked, especially once I found players whose taste matched my own.  (More on that another day).  I realized that I had sarcastic comments that I wanted to share,  and I had a pile of old games that I wanted to play for the first time or simply revisit for whatever reason. 

I decided to start my own Let's Play channel to share my experiences clearing out my backlog.  I do my best to be entertaining, enlightening, and even funny.  I hope that you find something to stick around for.  I play mostly action and RPG type games, but my interests are varied, and I'm not afraid to be the only one to like a game that most don't, such as Bioshock 2.  I hope to show you something that you've never seen before, or help to see something in a new way.  Welcome to Backlog Theater.