Julian was on vacation last week, which means he finished a good amount of games and tried some new ones! We also hit up some movies and answer your questions. It’s a podcast where we talk about video games!

00:00 The British national anthem, announcements

15:17 Final thoughts on Hell is Us

22:29 Thoughts on Silent Hill f after beating it the first time

37:18 Dead Take

44:42 Final thoughts on Hades II

01:05:53 Dark Deity 2

01:16:48 Steam Next Fest (Mad King Redemption, Star Trek Voyager: Into the Unknown), struggling with Ghost of Yotei

01:32:14 Donkey Kong Bananza

01:38:43 A brief FF XIV update, movie talk (Halloween, I Know What You Did Last Summer 2025, Jaws, Black Phone, One Battle After Another, Fallout)

02:30:50 CQC (Comments, Questions, Concerns)

Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com

Logo and artwork by John Gholson

Announcer: John Gholson

Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show, and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect

Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com

Theme song lyrics:

What could this possibly be?

Seems a lot like a podcast…

Wonder what specifically?

Talkin’ bout video games,

With your hosts, you’re in good hands.

Not more of the same!

Now we’ll jump right in,

So expect the unexpected and more.

Now we’ll get groovin,’

Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!

There just might be some treasure in this chest,

Having fun with our special guests,

Time for Stage Select!

Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions

It’s a somber week here at The Stage Select, with some sad news and announcements to kick things off. But hopefully we still manage to entertain you with our usual brand of silly, and a decent handful of games to discuss. Next week should be jam-packed with Julian having a staycation to just binge a ton of games!

00:00 Spike in Transformers had a rough life

13:42 Some sad news and also a serious announcement

30:26 Judge My Mix

01:01:28 Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Dark Deity 2, Absolum

01:26:04 Blippo Plus

01:46:27 Hell is Us should not be missed

02:04:03 (Very) early impressions of Ghost of Yotei

Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com

Logo and artwork by John Gholson

Announcer: John Gholson

Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show, and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect

Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com

Theme song lyrics:

What could this possibly be?

Seems a lot like a podcast…

Wonder what specifically?

Talkin’ bout video games,

With your hosts, you’re in good hands.

Not more of the same!

Now we’ll jump right in,

So expect the unexpected and more.

Now we’ll get groovin,’

Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!

There just might be some treasure in this chest,

Having fun with our special guests,

Time for Stage Select!

Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions

Man, can you believe we haven’t had Xavier Kreiger on since last year’s Game of the Year Deliberations? It’s been far too long, so we enjoy catching up with him and a ton of games. Plus, back by “popular” demand: Judge My Mix!

00:00 Ouija: The New Beginning, announcements

19:52 Catching up with Xavier, Digimon Story: Time Stranger

47:44 Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Dark Deity 2

59:27 Donkey Kong Bananza, Lost Soul Aside, The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy

01:16:45 Hades II

01:41:07 Judge My Mix

01:55:38 Julian’s final thoughts on Wanderstop, Hell is Us, Plague, Inc.

02:15:25 Demon Slayer, thanking Patrons, The Void

02:27:47 CQC (Comments, Questions, Concerns)

Pre-order The Well Red Mage’s SNES RPG book from Bitmap

Books! https://www.bitmapbooks.com/products/the-definitive-book-of-snes-rpgs-vol-1

Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com

Logo and artwork by John Gholson

Announcer: John Gholson

Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show, and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect

Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com

Theme song lyrics:

What could this possibly be?

Seems a lot like a podcast…

Wonder what specifically?

Talkin’ bout video games,

With your hosts, you’re in good hands.

Not more of the same!

Now we’ll jump right in,

So expect the unexpected and more.

Now we’ll get groovin,’

Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!

There just might be some treasure in this chest,

Having fun with our special guests,

Time for Stage Select!

Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions