As an American gamer, I have been hearing about video game conventions from websites for years; all the big companies bring new footage and playable demos to these things. It serves to give us previews and updates on anticipated titles and, of course, make us want to buy them.
One of the biggest events of the year is the Tokyo Game Show, which is attended by all the Japanese video game companies, including Sony (Playstation), Konami, and of course, Square Enix (gets on knees and worships). It was held last Wednesday through Sunday, and Maggie and I went on Saturday; she for her seiyuu (voice actor) appearance and me for Final Fantasy.
While I am really glad I got to see TGS, and the cosplayers were really cool, most everything else was... disappointing. We planned to arrive just as the show opened so we could stand in line for tickets to the seiyuu performance. Though we got there on time, after a good while of wandering about, we discovered that the tickets to the seiyuu performance had been sold out by 9:30am. But even worse (for me), Square Enix's infamous Closed Mega Theater, where they show the game trailers, and the demo area had also sold out. We had no idea where people got the tickets, since the show didn't open until 10am. We didn't even have a chance. So the main reasons that we went all the way there were gone. Very, very sad panda.
(People cosplaying as the main characters from Final Fantasy XIII and Versus XIII)
Also, we had not realized how freaking PACKED it was going to be! My god, it was worse than a train through Shibuya during rush hour! Unimaginable, unless you experienced it for yourself. It was violating. I never want to be that close to that many people ever again.
We did, however, get to shop at the Square Enix store. It could not heal my wounded heart, but I did come away with the poster set for the new Final Fantasy XIII and FF Versus XIII and a Kingdom Hearts Oathkeeper keyring.
Even though I actually paid the money and spent the time to go to TGS, I still ended up having to read about the new Final Fantasy trailers online. Judges rule: failure. Better luck next year.
(Models on display for sale at the Square Enix store at TGS)
(This wasn't even the crowded room)
2 comments:
And that's why you love me, right, CMU computer science graduate?
Oh gosh there's the geeky me ;;;;
TGS was disappointing... but at least I still go to see my seiyuu XDDD
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