Video game live @ SF!

[lucathia]

Video Game Live was pretty cool. :D The music and the video footage really went well together, so well that I found that I paid a lot more attention to the video and the music than the orchestra. I didn't watch the band play as much as I did at Play! Symphony. .___. I loved the beginning part with all the music from the super old NES games.

I wish I knew about the cosplay contest before the concert. I'd have...dressed up. Probably. There weren't many cosplayers there, which was surprising since Wondercon is happening at the same time and a lot of people seem to be attendees of that too.

My seat was actually on ground level this time. XD Seeing it at eye level is so much nicer! There was lots of audience participation involved too...they picked people out of the audience to play games to win prizes. First was Space Invader and then came Frogger. I'd imagine it must be a lot of pressure to be playing...Frogger on such a big screen in front of SO many people. The prize for beating the first level of Space Invader is so cool...an actual arcade system! It has a lot of games loaded in it. Too bad the guy didn't finish the level.

My favorite part was Martin Leung's piano pieces. I was amazed. Seems like he got famous because of this Youtube video where he played a Mario medley blindfolded, and near the end, he plays crazily fast. I also liked songs where the chorus came in. Like the song for Civilization. ♥

It was awesome seeing the progression from the old games to the newer ones. Like for Sonic, Metroid, Zelda...

Also...One Winged Angel is way too overplayed. I think...the previous symphony played that during the encore too! Or at least, sometime during the thing. But it was played. >_> The host of the symphony's really cool though.

Overall, I loved it. ♥ Definitely going to it again whenever it's held close to where I live.

Comments

[kusanagi-karin.livejournal.com]

Waah, I'm so envious :o I'd love to go.
But I have to agree, One Winged Angel is way too overplayed. It's cool, sure, but... Anything can get boring.

[lucathia]

It was really cool. <3 The songs are mostly from the more popular games...and ones that are popular locally. I seem to like a lot of the...less popular stuff though. D:

I'm glad they didn't end with One Winged Angel! They played it for the encore, but since they've already done that before, they played an extra song after that. It was something from Castlevania. Instead of One Winged Angel...I'd really love to hear the opera scene from FFVI for a change. *__*

[tokki-chan.livejournal.com]

Oh, man! You got to go, lucky! *wants to hear Zelda played*

[lucathia]

I hope to go again if they do it somewhere close again. *__*

Oh yes, Legend of Zelda stuff is always played. Hehe, and I really liked what they showed when they played it. During one point, they flashed Link from the older games to the newest game on screen in beat to the music. It was cool seeing the progression. ♥

[monochroma.livejournal.com]

Sounds like fun aosidjflksdf. I'm so jealous you get to go for things like this XDD.

This is feuillant with a rename, btw. I kinda purged all my friends of, so if you could add me back, that'd be fab 8D

[lucathia]

I'm sad that the series I like are all less mainstream and not as...classic or as popular around here. Would've loved to hear a Phoenix Wright or Fire Emblem song. Still, it was all very impressive. <3

Your new username is very shiny. *___* I just finished the 2nd case for Apollo Justice. ♥

*adds back*

[monochroma.livejournal.com]

Man, Phoenix Wright song live would have been sexy XD.

Thank you ♥! You won't get my username until you get to case 4 xDD

[lucathia]

I was hoping! DX

Ema mentioned it when she first appears, but ah, I guess it'll have more importance in Case 4? Can't wait to get to Case 4. The last cases are always so awesome.

[monochroma.livejournal.com]

Does she? I didn't pay very much attention. But yes, basically Case 4 revolves around atroquinine :D