I’m bringing this thread back as a catch-all for conventions, festivals, etc we go to. I one day aspire to merge all out Magfest and Pax and whatnot threads into just this one.
PAX East 2020
A bunch of friends really wanted me to go to Pax East this year, so I went for just Saturday.
I kinda stopped going to this con after PA got increasingly more problematic and the con itself got steadily less interesting. But, I wanted to hang out with this group of friends more, so I went - I’m glad I did, hanging out and playing board games was fun.
A few things:
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Windjammers 2 RULES. I had a very fun set of games just jamming the fuck out with a few people at the Dotemu booth. Very pleased by the way it plays.
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Fort Triumph was a very fun XCom-like fantasy game. I loved what little I played of it, AND I got these dope socks:
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Gearbox wasn’t showing any Homeworld or Risk of Rain 2 stuff, which,
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FFXIV booth was actually pretty fun. I did a “beginners quest” where they pair you up with three other randos, and once you beat it they give you a free month of Stormbringers.
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FFXIV booth shenanigans (posted em over in the FF thread)
Some more little stories:
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The XSeed booth had this thing where you could take a photo against a green screen and choose an enemy to fight in this Granblue fighting game background. I selected this most harmless-looking little girl, then tried to do a leaping attack:
I kicked her ass of course.
Here’s some pics of my Casey Jones costume. Went well.
