Video Games Live!

[triangles]

http://www.videogameslive.com/

Awww yeah, going for my 3rd concert tomorrow night (went twice in 2008) and oh oh look at that special guest 

Has anyone else been to a show?  They're all over the world and every show has a slightly different set list and since I last went almost exactly 2 years ago I'm double existed to see what else is going to be on the roster!

If it comes anywhere close to where you live I highly, highly recommend going (and if at all possible, spring for better seats as to reduce the change of being near dumb fanboy/girls who only clap when One Winged Angel is played and shout stupid 4chan crap...)

[Arcengal]

I missed this when they were in my city in 2008. I am now sad to see that they don't have my city on their 2011 roster. 

[Firestorm29]

I was at their 2008 and 2009 Pittsburgh performances. I have to say I really do enjoy listening to their performances. A pity the PSO disallows any sort of recording devices, they do a really good castlevania mix.

I'm lucky I haven't ran into much 4chan issues for all the nerdy stuff I've been to, which is odd considering all the high-tech campuses in the Pittsburgh area. >.>;

[theshirn]

I went to it last year with a friend.  It was pretty damn snazzy.

...Hot damn, I find myself tempted to go again.

[Jana]

I remember it being in Chicago recently, as well as when it was in town a couple years ago (they handed out flyers at the anime con around here). I've never been, not because I wouldn't want to, but because it always escaped my mind. Maybe they'll come back in 2012.

[theshirn]

Snap decisions GO

I just bought two tickets, I'm coming with a friend!  I'd come with more but they're all like "noooo I have work", silly people.

[triangles]

I think the amount of lolfans depends on the venue.  I went to the NYC show first which was not only a weaker orchestra, but more obnoxious fans.  Newark NJ was much better in both regards (plus closer and we know the area like the back of our hand + all the good restaurants in the area!) to the point we opted not to go to the 2009 show because it was only coming to NYC.

Snap decisions GO

The right decision!  Tonight or tomorrow?

And they update the locations all the time, so don't despair if your city's not up for 2011 yet!

[theshirn]

The right decision!  Tonight or tomorrow?

Tomorrow night!  Perhaps we'll even see each other!

[UncertainJakutten]

Apparently they are scheduling one in Richmond sometime in 2011. I'll probably keep abreast of it.

[Drake]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nGuojs5PE0

[triangles]

Tomorrow night!  Perhaps we'll even see each other!

Ohoho!
Just look for the Gordan Freeman lookalike with a short girl who has even shorter blonde hair (ahhhhh the hairdresser wasn't kidding when they asked if I minded short  :derp:)

[Menorah Jams, Pham]

Whoa MAAAAN this was the best Video Games Live of the bunch. 

They started out with an old school medley but tossed in a few more from their not-so-usual fare.  Donkey Kong, Duck Hunt, Pac-Man, Pong, Space Invaders, MAGICAL SOUND SHOWER (from Outrun and one of my damn favorite songs - which btw was played at our wedding :-P), Contra, etc. 

Got a bunch more standouts including Chrono Trigger/Cross as their good encore, Still Alive as their other encore... the girl who composed the music from the first Castlevania game was there.  They had a KICK FUCKING ASS Mega Man medley - the openings of 2 and 3, the Dr. Wily song that also is Okkusenman (I know it has an actual name, shut up). 

SHADOWS OF THE COLOSSUS

HOLY SHIT

SHADOWS OF THE COLOSSUS

triangles' voice is going but her last words were "I'd see a concert just of Shadows of the Colossus." 

Oh yeah, they also played Border of Life

Spoiler:

No they didn't D:

A FAN FREAKING TASTIC medley of Street Fighter II... Guile (it went with this so well!), Ryu, and Ken's music - which coincidentally are pretty awesome and the only themes triangles knows.

People, get on VGL's Twitter, Facebook, RSS feed, what the hell ever.  It's worth it.  Get classy or just go in street clothes.

triangles is dictating this to me, and I don't take dictation well so I'll let her post later with moar details  :V

[theshirn]

Guile's theme really does go with everything.  Including VGL, apparently.

I ran around looking for you guys during intermission (got there late thanks to incorrect directions), but no dice.

Also probably the single best thing was during the final encore of Still Alive: at the line "and we're out of beta, we're releasing on time" the screen flashed the logo for Duke Nukem Forever.  I had to stop singing along to laugh.

[Menorah Jams, Pham]

theshim, I'm told you are of observant Orthodox persuasion, and as such I walked past two guys in yarmulkes.  Both seemed to be on the old side, though, and neither recognized me.  I felt it would be a bit too weird to go up and ask "Pardon me, but does the name Reimu Hakurei mean anything to either of you?"

[Whatthe]

I felt it would be a bit too weird to go up and ask "Pardon me, but does the name Reimu Hakurei mean anything to either of you?"

We MotKers need a secret code-phrase to identify each other IRL.

[Hanzo K.]

Aw yeah, I saw these guys last year at GenCon-Indy 2010!
Pure awesome.

Best concert I ever went to.

[Letty Whiterock]

We MotKers need a secret code-phrase to identify each other IRL.

No, we do not.

[Iryan]

We MotKers need a secret code-phrase to identify each other IRL.

"Pardon, have you seen my lawn gnome?"

[Arcengal]

We MotKers need a secret code-phrase to identify each other IRL.

Hakurei Yin/Yang orb tattoos.

[Gpop]

We MotKers need a secret code-phrase to identify each other IRL.

"Pardon, have you seen my shirt belt?"

:V

Also, I remember watching it once on TV, it seemed pretty damn awesome, but they played a lot of WoW music in this concert, which I didn't play :< Still, I'd definitely buy tickets for these guys if they're ever around.

[triangles]

I was actually wearing a sweater dress + belt to the concert 

Yeah they played a WoW (3/3 on that one...) followed by a Diablo segment which I think was newish.

[HakureiSM]

I *finally* attended last year's in Rio. And thus got the DVD before the US release(before all of you, suckit).
Every year I was like maaaaaaaaaaaaaaanIgottagotothat but something got in the way.

Oh, and they started playing Still alive around the globe due to sheer Brazillian pressure too. They improvisedthe thing for a encore last year, the singer kept missing the lyrics, was a mess :V

My only obvious usual complaint is "wish it had less Nintendo", but considering where I live it's a impossible request :V

[Burkie]

*Walks into thread.* "Aww, you guys are so lucky to live in America, something like this would never bother coming over here  "
*Checks Listings*
"2009- Dublin, Ireland- November 29"
"2011- Ireland- TBA"
 o__o... wat?

[HakureiSM]

The VGL organizer dudes are p damn cool when picking their places :V