I was going to comment saying I was there when you won, but then that other guy had to swing in saying he was the frickin' commentator. Oh well, congrats on the win, looked like a sick race.
Sorry for the late reaction, but I was present as well when he won the cup. Wow, we had quite a Gaf gathering going on there. Maybe we should start wearing Gaf shirts to these kind of events so we can recognize each other (though that wouldn't really fit with the underground "we are everywhere but you can't see us" vibe that this place sometimes gives off).
As for the expo itself: as with most of these busy events, I start to feel a bit miserable as soon as see crowds of people seemingly having more fun than myself. I was there on Friday with the misses (a selective gamer at best - meaning she only plays select franchises such as Mario Kart, Fire Emblem and Harvest Moon), and found the whole experience a bit unpleasant. While there were plenty of games to try, I always catch myself thinking why I should bother myself with standing in hour long queues when I just as well can wait until a game is released (and go home to play GTA 5).
So please enlighten me Gaf: why are people generally that strongly invested in being able to play games early that they brave long queues and busy floors where others are breathing down their neck while they play?
I did manage to play Super Mario 3d World (good old fashioned fun, though a bit hectic due to the multiplayer), Mario Kart 8 (nice, but very predictable depite the nice looking courses and vehicle transformations), Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (plays great, but even on the small screen it simply misses a well defined art style or atmosphere; everything is just a bit too plastic looking imo), but that was pretty much it. I did stroll around the floor multiple times and watched pretty much all games get played extensively (the absolute highlight for me being Dark Souls II, though admittedly Titanfall looked cool as well).
The biggest disappointment was that I somehow managed to not get a Xbox One or PS4 controller in my hands due to the queues and my general disinterest while there. I was hoping to at least see Killer Instinct in real life as well but some idiot decided to put that game beind closed curtains together with most Xbone games so that was a no go (and standing in line for a game I can't play well at all seemed wrong somehow).
Overall, a mixed bag for me in other words and probably the last expo I will visit for a while, at least without gaming buddies (which I don't have). The fault must lay with me and my lack of will to play things early (or in front of others, which I don't like particularly either) / psychological issues regarding self confidence and worrying, but in general the queues seemed a bit too much as well.
Glad some of you here did enjoy it though.
