Another huge day. Think of the coolest show you have ever been to – thenA�multiplyA�it by ten a hundred. A�It’s hard to describe – today was supposed to be a half day to see the last of the main showroom floor plus the Venture Brothers panel andA�Bones panel for Juanita, so that we could have a rest, but instead we didn’t get back to the room til 6 because so many things popped up. I saw Tara StrongA�in person, got shunted by Gene Simmons bodyguard (with Gene in tow) and saw the cast of both Bones AND the Big Bang Theory Purchase metoclopramide in person. I picked up a whole slew of swag – I think I have like, 8 free t-shirts, some comics, pins, lanyards – and then there is the stuff I purchased. I have signatures from so many people I admire, and I have even been able to properly chat with some incredible people – likeA�Fred Tatasciore and Steve Blum. Seriously, two of my favourite voice artists, and I got to stand right in front of them, and even shake hands not once – but twice with Fred.
The whole damn thing is surreal, and I don’t know if it will ever truly sink in, but these are memories that will stay with me forever.
I’ll leave you with the last thing I managed to cram in from Comic Con, and perhaps the Highlight of my final day – I got to play the new Gears of War – ‘Judgment’A�You might have guessed that from the image above, but when you love video games and a particular series like I do, getting in on the ground floor of something new is truly unique.
Click ‘Continue Reading’ to see a little write up on Gears of War: Judgment AS WELL AS A VIDEO OF ME PLAYING IT OH MY GOSH, and some more random Comic Con photos.
For people who know Gears, Judgment is immediately familiar. Some things have been tweaked, and overall the gameplay is much faster. It’s like there is a little Call of Duty injected into your Gears, with faster respawn, harder hitting weapons and the like – but just enough to make sure it’s still hugely fun, and HUGELY Gears. I got to play the Beast / Horde hybrid – ‘Overrun’, and it’s everything you would expect. Take what made both Beast and Horde fun in Gears 3, and smash them together into a fiendishly fun objective based game type, where the new Class based Cog team shines, and the Locust beasts strike a new kind of fear into you. Everything has received an upgrade to make it more in depth, but not overwhelming – I could go into a lot more detail, but I don’t want to dwell on VIDEO GAMES on my travel blog. I’ll probably end up spamming info at the more interested parties (Hello Lucas, Cal) but for now, check out the video above that isn’t overly exciting, but you get the point.
And photos:
