Episode 006: Beware the Shasta McNasty Alarm

Welcome back to The Stage Select! This week, we have a newguest: Westen from Big Nerd Gaming. He’s proof positive that there are greatpeople that you can meet and interact with on Twitter still, and he brings apleasant and balanced view of video games to the discussion. We also have afun/stupid announcement in this episode that will hopefully become a popularrecurring bit this year!00:00 Introduction, Getting to know Westen24:23 Rise of the Ronin, open world game design56:42 2024 Video Game Presidential election: Primarynominations01:05:24 Ultros, A little more Unicorn Overlord (wait,come back!)01:17:03 Justin may be done with Dragon’s Dogma 201:30:01 Julian, a grown-ass man, cannot navigate downtownAustin01:49:14 Persona 3 Reload02:23:53 “60% of time spent in video games in 2023was spent on games at least 6 years old”02:42:45 Stellar BladeBe sure to submit your video game presidential nominees tous, however you would like to submit those to us!Check out Westen’s blog, Big Nerd Gaming: https://bignerdgaming.com/Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.comLogo and artwork by John GholsonAnnouncer: John GholsonConsider supporting The Stage Select by sharing the show ordonating: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelectEmail: [email protected] 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