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Markiplier is known as a Let's Player on the website YouTube. Very recently, he has achieved more than 1 million subscribers on YouTube overall. It was a rather quick climb as well, as the channel was founded back in 2012 - perhaps literally a year ago from the time of this article. Climbing to the top like that in such a short time is pretty unusual but good! His primary "shtick" is Let's Playing horror games such as Slenderman: The Arrival, Outlast and more recently Ib, in the RPG Maker Horror genre. He does, however, play other genre types from time to time such as simulation with Kerbal Space Program and RPGs like Skyrim.
The YouTuber Ranking System
Presentation - Presentation is important with a YouTube channel and Markiplier shows that he tries to keep goofiness and professionalism hand in hand. He crafts his individual thumbnails for both an eye-catching method and a humorous insight from his own mind, such as Inwards with creating the thumbnail of him falling repeatedly through portals. The channel is also well-organized into various Let's Play series lists and a One Off list, which is an episode of a game he either beats in one episode or he chooses not to continue after one episode (such as No Time to Explain).
YouTuber Score: 9 out of 10
Content - Typically, good content is a subjective thing. You could upload content daily and no one would like it or you could upload as little as once a month and people flock to it like flies. Markiplier is the rare instance that he uploads on a daily basis and manages to be fresh and entertaining still. Being entertaining is one of the most important parts about being a YouTuber or a Let's Player in general. I personally believe his drive to upload a video on a daily basis is what caused his channel to flourish so fast. The content is also high in quality, another factor
YouTuber Score: 9 out of 10
Interaction - Interaction with others such as the channel's fanbase is rather important. Markiplier does occasionally livestream to directly interact with fans (these are the rare days where he does not upload a video to his YouTube channel). He has also attended several conventions like PAX Prime and interacted with them, along with accepting game requests via Facebook (though he seems to usually deny requests during livestreams).
YouTuber Score: 9 out of 10
Overall Score: 9 out of 10
The overall score is not a perfect 10/10 because no one is really perfect. His upload schedule is not completely consistent. The only consistent thing about it is "uploading everyday". The amount varies from 2 to 3 videos in a day. A couple of times the 2-3 videos may be short or not even game related (such as his vlogs or the 30 second spot reveal for his Channel Trailer). That's all well and good, but it's a reason the score isn't 10/10. It's really the only gripe.
If you're not subbed to him, then watch the videos below and then click here to visit his channel and subscribe!
If you're not subbed to him, then watch the videos below and then click here to visit his channel and subscribe!
Example Videos
If my review isn't enough to persuade you to watch and subscribe to his channel, then check out the beginning of some of my favorite Let's Plays from him!
The Stanley Parable Part 1
Ib Part 1
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