Our interview with Ace Combat Brand Director Kazutoki Kono at PAX South 2019 was originally scheduled for Tokyo Game Show in 2018, but under went a rescheduling due to unforeseen circumstances. The questions presented in this interview were gathered from various members and staff from Project: Lighthouse during the lead up to the convention, along with questions that were created onsite at PAX South. We give our special thanks to Bandai-Namco US community specialist Dmitryi Khlynin for assisting with the rescheduling of this interview. This interview is available in English and ​日本語 thanks to TaskForce23 who also assisted Ace Combat Fan in his interview with Kazutoki Kono. 

The first part of our two-part interview series from attendees from PAX South 2019. The three interviews in part one feature two new faces to the Ace Combat online community and Zetec, the head moderator of r/AceCombat. These short interviews focus on the individuals, their experience with Ace Combat and their time at PAX South 2019. 

Today's interview is with a very special guest. He is a video content creator on YouTube and has been active for quite a while now. He goes by the nickname Tomcat 171. This interview is very extensive with links to his YouTube videos and an exclusive picture or two from himself. The subjects range from how he got started with the Ace Combat franchise, his experience at EGX 2018 and several other things. We thank Tomcat 171 for his participation. Be sure to check his video channel and social media after reading the interview. 

Ace Combat Fan has completed a full day of hands-on experience with the demo for Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown at PAX West 2018. He delves deeper into his experience with the game in this post-event interview with Project: Lighthouse.