Columbus, OH
This was my 2nd Ohio show and 1st Louisville show. I loved the ambience and setup of the Louisville show. Made it feel like an arcade. Low lighting with dance globes is kick ass! Louisville however had more of the nerdy types of booths/vendors.. Some still cool, but it is a pinball and arcade event. I could tell a big difference in the "pinhead" crowd vs. the game crowd. Louisville had a lot more of the "I am 40 and live in my parents basement types". Consoles are cool to see, but they had their place off to the side and in the other rooms. A HUGE PLUS for the cosplay girls in KY.
The ohio show time of year is fine, but the venue could be better, but still is fine for what it is used for. In Louisville we stayed at the venue hotel and it was definitely a dated late 70's early 80's design and had the atrium and pool areas had this eerie dawn of the dead feel, but it was all good. Honestly the ohio show would look a lot better if the building had a new set of ceiling tiles, carpet, and a fixed bathroom and some cool lighting.
That all being said as long as I have a dry roof and games regardless of venue it is fun, but gotta say I had probably double the fun at Louisville even though it was almost 40 minutes further away.
