Enjoying video games through Lets Plays/Playthroughs is a completely valid way to experience them. Enjoying the lore more than the gameplay or being introduced to it through gifs and fanworks and fan essays and theories is also completely fine.
Not all games are accessible, some the gameplay isn’t that great, some people don’t vibe with multiplayer and some are unplayable due to financial or time obstacles.
You also don’t need to complete a game or have a high score in it to be considered a fan. People get very competitive about video games, but that’s not everyone’s goal when engaging in them and you shouldn’t feel excluded from video game fandom for having different ways of playing or not being competitive.















