Video essays yes. Steamers not so much. I might watch a let's play or something to see if a game might be for me, but besides that, watching someone else play a video game has always been the most boring thing to me. When I do watch a let's play I generally skip around and watch a few minutes here and there until I get some impression of the game. The biggest problem is having to find a YouTuber/streamer that isn't annoying.