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oh I've got quite a few. well, it's all over the place. I'm assuming you want long videos to have on in the background and not something, like, Jerma985's slapstick gameplay
Deus does challenge runs in the Shin Megami Tensei games and their like. Latest video was three hours long, but most of his videos are between one and two hours, I'd say. Fun to listen to someone speak about a game they're passionate about, and he never stops talking.
Amos has literally one playlist on their channel, a playthrough of an old game called Baroque. Very fun to listen to. They have a neocities page, which means to me that the aesthetic is good.
Kiwo technically might not count but she's a livestreamer who records all of her streams on youtube. another gamer who just enjoys playing games and talking to people in her chat. very chill vibes.