I received my gift and was a bit sad to see that it was just the Phantom Hourglass feather stylus in a different box. I honestly didn’t play enough of it to give a fair evaluation, but I did find the dual character aspect to be somewhat intriguing. The portion that I was in didn’t feature any combat, but a puzzle that I needed to solve by controlling both Link and a knight. Rushing further into the hall, I spied a woman handing out a special stylus to people who sampled the upcoming Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks on the DS.
I took a free Atlus swag bag to store the first of my goods, which was a Neo Steam t-shirt that I obtained by signing up for free membership. Many cameras went off to record the moment as we all officially entered E3, including my own.Īs a seasoned convention attendee, I knew that free swag should be top priority! After looking to the right and spying the Atlus booth, I decided to make them my first stop since they were handing things out. IT HAS BEGUN! The large mob of gamers, media members, and businessmen started marching towards the entrance of the west hall. I played Puchi Puchi Virus on my DSi until the clock finally struck noon.
Turning around to look back, I was thankful to be far from the end since the line started to stretch to one of the outer passageways. I was fairly close to the beginning of the queue. Note to self… never eat inside the LA Convention Center again!Īfter throwing away the remnants of my gross meal, I joined the growing line outside of the west hall. I’ve enjoyed convention cuisine in the past, but I must say that this $16 meal was not very tasty. Since I didn’t have a chance to get breakfast, I stopped by a cafeteria for some concessions. I’m sure the car would take some damage if thousands of nerds and geeks hopped in for photo ops. It was Ecto-1 from Ghostbusters! I was somewhat excited when I saw some dude go inside the driver’s seat, but then learned that he was one of the workers. Looking outside, I spotted a familiar vehicle near the west entrance of the convention center. Oh yeah, around this point, I noticed a somewhat recognizable face walk by me in the opposite direction. I can finally say that I own a copy of Edge! I don’t think I’ll read all the magazines, mainly since the Hollywood Reporter and Dealerscope aren’t really the kind of publications that mesh with my interests. I made sure to load up my backpack with one of each issue so that I’d have something to read on the flight back home. Outside of the hall, I noticed a stall that was filled with free magazines. Still, I would have tried MW2 if it had been playable in the hall just to rub it in to my CoD-loving coworkers, but that wasn’t meant to be.
Even though I enjoyed some of Call of Duty 2, the series has never really been my cup of tea. Heading towards the western hall, I noticed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 banners hanging from up above. If you created the best music video, you’d win a prize, which was an MTV VMA trophy. One of the first things I noticed was a stage sponsored by Pepsi, where people could play Rock Band 2. I had quite a bit of time to kill before the exhibit halls opened for general attendees at noon, so I started to explore the convention center to get a feel of the place. Once I entered the massive complex, I picked up my badge and badge holder without needing to wait in line. Join gaming leaders live this October 25-26 in San Francisco to examine the next big opportunities within the gaming industry.