“E-sports” has been gaining popularity worldwide in recent years. The superhuman plays, team cooperation, and dramatic comebacks that professional gamers display create an enthusiasm comparable to that of traditional sports viewing. However, many people may feel a hurdle, thinking, “I can’t enjoy it if I haven’t played the game before.” This time, we will introduce a guide to watching e-sports tournaments that even beginners can enjoy.
First of all, the biggest appeal of watching e-sports is that anyone can watch the world’s best matches in real time for free through distribution platforms such as YouTube and Twitch. Many tournaments have live commentary'' and commentary,’’ and even if you don’t understand the rules of the game, they will passionately and clearly tell you who is currently dominant and what kind of super plays were made.
For beginners, we recommend watching fighting games or FPS (shooting games). In these genres, the victory conditions such as reducing the opponent's physical strength to zero'' and defeating the enemy’’ are easy to understand visually, so even those with no gaming experience can enjoy it intuitively. Particularly at events such as the fighting game world championship ``EVO,’’ the excitement and loud cheers from the venue can be felt even through the broadcast, giving goosebumps just by watching.
The trick to enjoying watching games is to find your favorite team or player. By learning about players’ personalities through interview videos and social media, you can greatly deepen your emotional connection to the game. Also, having fun with other viewers in the comments section (chat) of the stream is one of the best parts of watching online.
Next weekend, grab your favorite drinks and snacks and jump into the esports frenzy.
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