{"id":6500,"date":"2011-08-29T17:50:20","date_gmt":"2011-08-29T23:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamesanityblog.com\/?p=6500"},"modified":"2011-08-29T17:50:20","modified_gmt":"2011-08-29T23:50:20","slug":"cary-and-jeffs-pax-adventures-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/29\/cary-and-jeffs-pax-adventures-day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Cary and Jeff’s PAX Adventures (Day 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The final day of PAX was just for some last-minute meetings and tying up loose ends, as we had to leave a little early for the trip home. So here are some final thoughts on the last day of the show. Boy am I tired! Oh yeah, over on the right, that\u2019s a picture of our view of Seattle from our hotel room. Pretty nice, huh?<\/p>\n

The only meeting I had on Sunday was with Demiurge to check out Shoot Many Robots. It\u2019s a downloadable console title published by Ubisoft and will be available early next year. Shoot Many Robots plays a lot like Metal Slug but it adds RPG elements like hit points and equippable and upgradable items and clothes. One of the characters is a crazy guy living in a trailer waiting for the robot apocalypse to come. So when it does happen in the game, your character is all ready to blast the robots. Shoot Many Robots is a multiplayer game, too, and is very challenging. So if you like Metal Slug games, you\u2019ll really want to check this one out.<\/p>\n

Speaking of robots, I also checked out a game from a studio called Robot, which I learned is located VERY near to where I live! In fact, I probably drive close by their offices on the way to my regular job! Anyway, the game they were showing off is a downloadable console title called Orcs Must Die. It looks like a third person action shooter, but also has strategy elements. For instance, you can place traps on the playfield as you run and gun.<\/p>\n

PAX gets bigger and bigger every year, and this time they expanded to the sixth floor to exhibit more indie game developers. I think they even called it Indie Alley up there! But it was always crowded, so that\u2019s a good sign. Up there I checked out the sequel to Joe Danger, a popular PSN title from Hello Games. The sequel has stuntman Joe Danger doing stunt double duty for movies, and he drives more vehicles than before. He\u2019ll ride mine carts in Indiana Jones spoofs, race skiers on a snowmobile, and collect donuts on a police motorcycle. Fans of the original Joe Danger will definitely want to keep an eye on this obstacle course action sequel.<\/p>\n

I was surprised to see Atlus at PAX, but they were only showing off one game, the newest King of Fighters title. I think fans will like it better than the last one, though, and Atlus is really doing a good job with the special edition extras. Speaking of fighters, I have to say that I was disappointed with Capcom at PAX this year. At last year\u2019s PAX, they had one of my favorite booths at the show with a wide variety of games and plenty of room to play them. Capcom showcased a lot of games at this year\u2019s PAX as well, but I couldn\u2019t get into the booth to see them because they were always so crowded! You\u2019d think they could invest in a larger booth space, knowing how popular they are!<\/p>\n

E3 vs. PAX<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year I went to both E3 and PAX, so naturally I have to compare the two. I like both shows for different reasons. I really like how E3 is for the media, so it\u2019s easier for me to play more games there. Plus E3 is a little flashier, and while that\u2019s not always necessary, it is a lot of fun.<\/p>\n

Only problem with E3 is that it\u2019s in a pretty dumpy part of downtown LA. But PAX is in Seattle, which I think is a nicer city (it was great to escape the 108 degree temperatures in Texas anyway). Plus, PAX gives out more freebies and swag than E3 does, but it wasn\u2019t always that way.<\/p>\n

But really, the best part of PAX is that, since it\u2019s open to the public, you can really feel the enthusiasm from all the gamers at the show. I know that head editors of big video game sites may disagree, but I think the game industry needs the enthusiasm of smaller fan made Web sites and reviewers and bloggers (such as myself). We\u2019re what makes the games industry go \u2018round.<\/p>\n

Cosplay Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the ways that gamers at PAX can show their enthusiasm is by dressing up as their favorite video game characters. So to honor those folks, here\u2019s a small sample of some of my favorite costumes at PAX. I think it would be fun to dress up at one of these shows, but I think that ship has sailed for me. I think I\u2019m too old for that! But if I did dress up at PAX, what do you think I should dress up as? Let me know! Anyway, here are some neat costumes:<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s someone dressed as a plastic toy army man. Actually it was a lady.<\/p>\n

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This was a fantastic costume of Bayonetta, and a perfect example of the differences in the video game world and the real world. In the video game, Bayonetta can slink along quietly and smoothly while being agile as she shoots guns with her toes. But in the real world, I\u2019m not sure how this poor lady could move at all. And she certainly couldn\u2019t sneak up on anyone. I was in the middle of the loud show floor and I could still hear her heels going \u2018clomp, clomp, clomp\u2019 right behind me!<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s a costume of a Big Daddy. I\u2019m not sure if the person in this costume was a daddy, but the outfit sure was BIG!<\/p>\n

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Speaking of BioShock, I\u2019ve heard it\u2019s a game that can really \u2018grab\u2019 you, but this is ridiculous!<\/p>\n

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Here’s a funny take on Gears of War.<\/p>\n

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I caught Mega Man playing the video game based on Magic: The Gathering<\/p>\n

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This young lady was dressed as Gwendolyn the Valkyrie from Odin Sphere, one of my favorite PS2 games.<\/p>\n

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This lady was dressed as the main player character from Portal. A lot of people at PAX were dressed as companion cubes, probably because that\u2019s a pretty easy costume to do. If I had to dress as a Portal character, I would be Wheatley, because he\u2019s awesome!<\/p>\n

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This lady was modeling at Sega\u2019s booth. But I don\u2019t think she wanted me to take her picture! See? She aimed her gun at me! Yikes!<\/p>\n

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I think these characters were from Plants vs. Zombies, and they were disco dancing the whole time! I think they were stalking me, too, because I saw them EVERYWHERE I went!<\/p>\n

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And my favorite costume? It\u2019s Steve! And\u2026BLUE?!?<\/p>\n

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And that\u2019s really all I did at PAX. I\u2019d like to give a special thanks to \u2018momGamer.\u2019 She used to write reviews here at GamerDad, and at PAX she ran the media room and did a great job. I was really glad to get to see her again.<\/p>\n

You know, the best part of PAX wasn\u2019t the games or getting free stuff. My favorite part of PAX was getting to spend time with my brother Jeff, which I don\u2019t get to do so often now that he\u2019s in college. I don\u2019t care if you think I\u2019m weird, but I still enjoy spending time and doing things with my brothers!<\/p>\n

Click here if you missed Day 1<\/a><\/strong> and Day 2<\/a><\/strong>. –Cary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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