As a gamer and a new channel I try to plan what games I play according to current trends. I'd say I take a day or so to plan out what game I'm going to play, how I intend on playing (serious/goofy), is this game all over YouTube right now and will my video be washed away into the sea of endless videos that are the exact same thing over and over. At times I do just some spur of the moment recording and editing, but I try to plan ahead so that my small channel can grow.