The event worked out really nice, though I kinda wish there was more workshops and competitions (then again, that generally requires more people too I guess). The chats were fun, being able to try a whole lot of different games was a blast, and I definitely enjoyed tuning into the radio from time to time.

As for the livestream, it worked out rather nicely. Seeing the gameplay of each fangame as well as the shenanigans had both in game and in the interactions of the people streaming and the people in chat was a nice way to keep things fun.
EDIT: I should also mention that the gametrailers was a cool concept and a nice addition to the live-streaming experience. Definitely something to bring back next year.
However, one of my serious gripes is how some of the fangames were put off being tried/critiqued till the very day of the NCFC in favor of having multiple streamings of select fangames to show the full content of that game earlier in the week (For example, Psycho Waluigi in showing the extent of it's content/levels). Unfortunately, having that kind of coverage really puts a huge bias to the selected fangames and doesn't really help the other games get the proper attention/critique that the game's makers are hoping for. So maybe for future livestreams, maybe trying all entrants early in the week, then doing a in depth look into the content of others would be ideal. That way, bias can be avoided and everyone can get their chance to have people see their game and be critiqued.

As far as the best of show decision making, I like the format of how it was handled, but I feel there may had been too few judges to really get a solid determination of why each place earned it's place. Just two judges posting their choices tends to make it seem more of a popularity contest. Ideally, 3-5 is better number to get a diverse decision of who deserves their place. Any more, and things likely will get too complicated.
Also, it might be ideal for judges to have a tentative list of their choices earlier in the week, so if one or more are not available by the closing/announcement of the winners, then the organizers can resort to that to determining the best of show while not having to delay for too long.

Another thing that I found difficult as far as the registration was the lack of clarity of what day it was happening, and where. I remember checking the front page and forums constantly to see if I could glean any information at least for a few weeks prior to when it actually, only to be frustrated by a lack of information. It would be nice for next time to try to have the information posted ahead of time in a space that is easily viewable to everyone... or at least post ETAs of when to expect stuff.

Again, great to see that the NCFC is growing and improving over each year, and I know how difficult it is to get right so that just about everyone is pleased, but keep at it! I look forward to see how the NCFC grows for next year.