It's one of the best parts of the show by far, especially because they're excited to meet fans as well.
One of my favorite PAX experiences was at East 2011 - I went by the Ubisoft booth and saw they were demoing the PSN/XBLA HD version of Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes. I LOVED the DS game so I picked up a controller and started playing. One of the devs came by to talk to me about it and I thanked him for making such an awesome DS game. In return, he gave me some Clash of Heroes toys that were only ever released in Spain or something - he had a stash in his bag that he said he brought to hand out to people who'd played the original DS version.
Sadly I think Streetpass has killed TWEWY. I tried it two PAX Easts ago, when Pokemon B/W had just come out. The game immediately picks up other games' signals as "aliens," so it's very difficult to trade TWEWY data with anyone, even if you're sitting right next to each other.
Yeah, I think pretty much all of the DS titles with tag/mingle features are dead at PAX now (except for maybe Pokemon, thanks to the PPL), but in their place we have Kid Icarus weapon gems, SFIV figures, SM3DL/MK7 swappable data, Theatrhythm Dark Notes and more to make up for it. I do keep DS's running TWEWY, DQIX and KH:recoded in my bag, just in case though. Think I ran into maybe one legit TWEWY player at PAX East this year, ha.
Heh, definitely me. I only ever tagged 6 people, almost all of them at the first PAX East.
Ha, man what a coincidence. I went and checked my 012 file and I have a friend card from creid8. Also checked my original Dissidia file and I've got you there too! So random. My name is either Olivia or oliemoon, with either Firion or Lightning as my main (can't quite remember which I've used at any given time at PAX). If you're headed to Prime this year we should meet up and play a match.
Oh wow, I think you were the only person I tagged more than once. Yeah, let's do it. I never was very good though...
Sorry I meant to say it isn't the same place!
This surprises me, it's been at the show for a few years now and it's F2P! I've had the beta for a while and haven't gotten around to trying it yet.
I imagine this year will be fairly crowded given how fast passes went. In years past it's been a little more low-key but that could just be due to personal fatigue and not doing as much.
You can't get more crowded than maximum capacity which is what it has been the past two or three years. It'll be as crowded as last year.
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Haha, no worries, I'm probably not any good either. I've only ever played against the AI, never competitively. There was a Dissidia tourney at Prime a few years ago that I signed up for, but when I arrived everyone was really intense and had all of these clearly established Dissidia community rules that they adhered to, so I quickly backed out. No slight against their approach, but when I'm playing against other people in a video game I just can't get that serious about it or it will suck all the fun out for me (when I lose, which is most of the time
).The Handheld Lounge will have a good assortment of MP games that you can check out if you want to join up and play with other people. But it's also just nice to kick back in the Lounge on one of the gigantic bean bags and play solo for a while when you need a break.
Oh wow, talk about coincidence! Out of the half a dozen PAXs that I've been to, that's one of my favorite memories. I keep the little Slyvan Deer you gave me on my desk.
+1 for being a local. I've lived in the area for years and work in downtown Seattle but still, every time I get within a few blocks of the convention center I am filled with excitement at the prospect of the next PAX, no matter how far off it is.If anyone has any specific questions about the area, feel free to shout them out in this thread! Sounds like there are a few locals here, so we should be able to give some good perspectives between us
Agreed. It's usually impossible to make it to every panel that looks cool, this year only maybe two of em have actually caught my eye.
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