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hi, i'm patrick klepek.
i used to be a reporter for 1up, mtv news, g4. i did work at EGM. we don't talk about that. i was (am?) obsessed with LOST. now, i report on video games for giant bomb.

Patrick Vs. Tokyo: Final Round

Patrick Vs. Tokyo: Final Round

After years of wondering what it’d be like to visit Japan, G4 gave me the opportunity to visit the country responsible for many of my video game memories. Tokyo Game Show has come and gone. When we landed at Narita Airport, a week seemed like an eternity. How would I adjust to the time? Where’s the nearest McDonalds? How do I ask where the bathroom is? The week flew by and four curry meals later — an amount I do not recommend if you want to like curry when you leave — I’d returned home and knew exactly where the nearest McDonalds was.

Patrick Vs. Tokyo: Final Round

A portable pancake filled with syrup, butter and other goodness.

Patrick Vs. Tokyo: Final Round

By far, my favorite ad that I saw during my entire week in Japan.

Patrick Vs. Tokyo: Final Round

When you finish a bowl of ramen, you dump the noodles out first. Japan loves dividing things up. It’s much more hardcore with recycling.

Patrick Vs. Tokyo: Final Round

Please, friends. Do it in the athletic club! For the children.

Patrick Vs. Tokyo: Final Round

Some insane graffiti just randomly hanging out on a building in Shibuya.

Patrick Vs. Tokyo: Final Round

This frickin’ amazing car came out of nowhere. Jealous.

Patrick Vs. Tokyo: Final Round

Naturally, this is the slogan attached to Typing of the Dead. Naturally.

Patrick Vs. Tokyo: Final Round

There is a culture of “love motels” in Japan. This one? This one is full.

Patrick Vs. Tokyo: Final Round

One of the last things I saw before stumbling into my hotel the last day.