Alright, its time to finish this. Its been about six weeks since PAX and 3 weeks since I last wrote anything about it. At this point things are far hazier so I'm going to mention whatever still stands out to me after all this time, proving it was a memorable and worthwhile thing to mention.

Day 2

Alright, first thing I recall about day two was meeting Ryan Davis and Vinny Caravella in the flesh. Saw them several times on day one but they were all rolling in a large group and I didn't have the nerve to say anything. Just two of them was far more approachable so I briefly chatted with them. Vinny asked what my favorite game of the show was and I mentioned seeing Dead Space but neglecting to play it. Another Giant Bomb fan cut in and I just let that happen and walked away. Still, glad I said something at long last.

Later, while eating lunch, I briefly chatted with a girl dressed as Raz from Psychonauts who happened to notice my Double Fine shirt. Was a nice costume, complete with bacon and merit badges. Tim Schafer himself actually posted a story about her on the Double Fine website, so that was neat.

Attended the Giant Bomb panel, which was very enjoyable despite the fact I had to stand at the back (I'm kind of visible in one of the photos Vinny took, so I really was there). Saw that animated clip Rich Gallup showed but wasn't in the video of the panel. Looks pretty funny, involves dinosaurs in gun turrets and buildings exploding. In short, awesome.

Waited in a massive line for a good half hour to see "The Wizard" only to find out the DVD wasn't working and they were going to watch "Tron" instead. I left and instead saw "12 Monkeys" which I hadn't seen in awhile. While I did enjoy this, turns out I missed MC Frontalot which I now regret having seen some videos of what he is all about. Oh well, hope he is there next year.

Managed to get into the Fallout 3 presentation though I missed a good chunk of it. Still, game looks awesome and Bethesda gives away awesome stuff, so that was time well spent.

Day 3

Day three was the shortest and least interesting day, though I guess thats to be expected what with the show ending and all. Entered a draw to win a "lifetime" supply of Brawndo as they sold out very early and I could't buy any (really wanted to try it after hearing the Giant Bomb guys discuss it).

Accidentally caught about thirty minutes of the Wil Wheaton panel which was really awesome. That guy is a great story-teller and I fully intend to attend the panel next year, provided he returns. I was there to see Omegathon Round 5, which I did see. Man, Jenga is intense when the stakes are high. Edge of your seat excitement which sounds absurd but you had to have been there to get it.

Later in the day I waited a good long time to see the final round of the Omegathon. Big question was what game would be chosen, turns out it was Vs. Excitebike which I personally thought was kind of lame but whatever. It wasn't even close, so it wasn't that fun to watch either but whatever. It was still cool being in a room packed with people watching a NES game being played on a big screen and cheering and whatnot. I hope to one day live in a world where video game tournaments of this nature are televised and real sports are a thing of the past.

Anyway, thats about it. In conclusion, PAX is completely awesome. Many, many awesome little things happened over the course of those three days. Awesome costumes, awesome games and an amazing sense of community that I've never experienced anywhere else. Honestly, kind of a life-changing experience. I have never been prouder to be a completely obssessed videogame enthusiast and I fully intend to go to PAX 09. Hope to see you there, would-be reader.