Hello there! Our second episode is very different from our

first episode, but that’s kinda the things about The Stage Select: you never

know what you’re gonna get each week! This is our 2023 Game of the Year

deliberations, and they are a prototype for what we have planned for the 2024 GotY

podcast(s). We’re joined by Xavier Krieger, and this is an excellent episode to

get a great grasp on the gaming tastes of your hosts. We’re whittling our list

down to ten, and then putting those ten games in order. Do things get spicy?

Maybe! Listen and find out! Also, this was recorded before our first episode,

so keep that in mind. Enjoy!

00:00 Introductions, the nominees, and the first cuts

34:55 Down to the top 20

1:03:49 Intermission, 3 games left to cut

1:53:45 Ordering the top 10

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

Logo and artwork by John Gholson

Announcer: John Gholson

Consider supporting The Stage Select by sharing the show or

donating: 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!

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