Episode 88 - Ben at PAX West Day 1

Ben is back from Seattle and incredibly excited to talk about it!  On day one he met Becky, Ty, David, Haylee, Rob, and Brandon… all of whom he hope will consider being a guest on 2VP in the future.  Games he played or saw demos of include: “Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown,” “Wild Country,” “Cuisineer,” “Sail Forth,” “World of Horror,” and “Demonschool.” Of course it wouldn’t be Two Vague without diversions.  Ben talks about his college PC, cooking in games, the origin of yacht rock, Junji Ito, and Mortal Kombat’s friendliest finishers.

00:00:20 - Intro and a brief history of the Penny Arcade Expo also known as PAX
00:04:16 - Going to PAX West 2023 my plans and expectations as a content creator
00:06:09 - Inspiration from travelogues, MS Excel love, and the next 3 episodes

00:07:43 - The slightly altered “Podcast in a Bag” theme… Seattle edition   

00:07:55 - A sustainably sourced breakfast at Homegrown - https://eathomegrown.com/
00:08:32 - Playing UbiSoft’s “Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown” demo - https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/prince-of-persia/the-lost-crown
00:11:35 - The original Prince of Persia games and memories of my 486DX
00:12:46 - The “Wild Country” demo with Becky from Lost Native - https://www.lostnative.co/wild-country
00:16:31 - Playing BattleBrew Production’s “Cuisineer” - https://www.cuisineerthegame.com/
00:18:58 - Remembering episode 63 on the word cook and the game BattleChef Brigade  
00:20:35 - Playing Quantum Astrophysics Guild’s “Sail Forth” with publisher Ty and game designer David - https://www.qag.io/sail-forth.html
00:25:33 - The “yacht rock” interlude with Christopher Cross’ hit song Sailing (NOT literally)
00:26:32 - Playing “World of Horror” with Rob from Ysbryd - https://www.wohgame.com/
00:30:39 - Manga horror writer Junji Ito, and Ben is most interest in the one with the cats
00:33:41 - Playing Necrosoft’s “Demonschool” with game designer Brandon - https://necrosoftgames.com/demonschool/
00:39:43 - Mortal Kombat friendships, Jax playing jazz saxophone, and congressional hearings
00:41:30 - Dinner at Dough Zone - https://www.doughzonedumplinghouse.com/seattlepine

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