At the beginning of September, we spent a jam-packed whirlwind of a weekend at this year's PAX West Convention in Seattle, WA. A celebration of gaming and gaming culture featuring panels, a massive expo-hall, and more, PAX West is one of the biggest gaming conventions in the world with over 100,000 attendees present this year alone. We put our time there to good use, getting hands-on demos with more than 40 games and recording interviews with over a dozen game-makers, so now we're breaking down the best stuff we saw in two hefty episodes releasing a week apart. Here's Part 1, enjoy!

Find the full list of every game we're covering with links to Wishlist on Steam and learn more on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/fill-up-your-our-112451704

0:53 - Patreon shoutouts

3:58 - We went to fucking PAX West!!

16:45 - The Big Con

21:09 - Astro Bot

27:43 - Spiral, feat. an interview with Jess Vaillancourt (she/her), Project Manager at Folklore Games

37:35 - Seasonspree

41:51 - Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

47:08 - Beastieball, feat. an interview with Director Greg Lobanov (he/him) and Beastie Art Director Alexis Dean-Jones (she/her) from Wishes Unlimited

53:35 - Techno Banter, feat. an interview with Tom Tomaszewski (he/him), Head of Studio at publisher Crunching Koalas

1:02:36 - Outrider Mako

1:05:33 - Tears of Metal

1:10:14 - Feltopia, feat. an interview with Andrea Love (she/her), Creative Director at Wooly Games

1:17:40 - Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch

1:22:04 - Everdeep Aurora

1:27:49 - Herdling, feat. an interview with Co-Founder and Creative Director Don Schmocker (he/him) and 3D Artist Samuel Flores (he/him) from Okomotive

1:42:02 - despelote

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