So excited! Vince bought tickets to this quite a few months ago. We haven't been to a video game concert like this since Video Games Live several years ago. I'm wondering if I should bring my camera since we're pretty sure people will be dressed up for this, despite it being at the fancy schmancy Ventian Hotel.
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I left work early so that Vince and I would have more time to get ready and get something to eat when we get to The Venetian. We were already starting to see a small number of Zelda fans as we made our way. Vince went ahead to the box office to get get the tickets while I tried to get a seat at The Grand Lux Cafe. The wait was too long so we settled at eating at the nearby food court. We shared a disappointing $12 burrito bowl from Tacos & 'Ritas, and we'll never eat at that place again. Then we waited a few minutes for the doors to open. The video doesn't do it justice but there was quite a number of people dressed up as Link and almost everyone was wearing every Zelda shirt design you can find and buy online. Vince and I were all dressed up like it's date night.
The Venetian Theatre was beautiful inside. It felt so regal in there. We had the center floor seats so we were able to see the whole thing. I didn't take that many pics except for a selfie of us, our tickets, and our view of the screen and the orchestra. The theatre discouraged the use of phones and cameras, especially since they were filming the orchestra and the audience.
They played a lot of medleys from the popular titles (in no particular order):
- Majora's Mask
- Ocarina of Time
- A Link To The Past
- A Link Between Worlds
- Twilight Princess
- The Wind Waker
- Skyward Sword
The screen would display cutscenes and gameplay footage and also feature closeups of the individual musicians. They also played video introductions from Shigeru Miyamoto (creator), Eiji Aonuma (producer), and Koji Kondo (composer) as they shared the themes and experience of working on Zelda for nearly 30 years. For the encore (which the conductor teased by leaving and coming back 3 times), they played Dragon Roost Island (YAY!).
Overall, the concert was great, although Vince was slightly disappointed they didn't play songs from Zelda II and the other Zelda DS games. On an amusing note, Vince and I got lost for nearly an hour trying to find the escalators back to the parking lot, only to discover that it was literally right next to the theater when we first arrived. We Mad Max'd it!
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