Episode 56

Episode 053: Omelette du Gommage

Published on: 30th April, 2025

We conclude this month-long block of guests for The Stage Select with Westen from Big Nerd Gaming! The last time we spoke with him was during the final week of Game of the Year deliberations, and we wanted to make sure there wasn’t any leftover beef from that contentious list. Plenty of games in this week’s episode, so let’s jump right in!

00:00 Introduction, muzak

06:23 Making sure Westen is okay after Game of the Year

14:06 Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy

29:05 Blue Prince, Promise Mascot Agency

50:54 Split/Fiction, an intervention for Westen

01:01:29 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

01:40:52 Clair Obscure: Expedition 33

02:21:01 Justin’s had a week, Westen’s Steam Deck thoughts

02:40:00 Closing thoughts on South of Midnight, and how Sinners is a great companion piece

02:49:59 Hololive graduations of Mumei and Gura

Follow Westen’s blog, Big Nerd Gaming: https://bignerdgaming.com/

If you only watch one piece of Hololive content let it be

Ash Again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twUFbqyul_M


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Julian Titus

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Since first seeing a Galaga cabinet in the arcade at the age of 5, Julian has always been fascinated by video games, leading to a lifelong obsession. He dabbles in game collecting, history, and industry analysis, but most of all, he loves talking about video games! Inspired by podcasts such as 1up Yours, The Giant Bombcast, and Rebel FM, Julian has been podcasting since 2011, and has no plans on stopping anytime soon!

Justin Hamm

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Julian told me I had to make a bio on here. I don't know how to write them. Here's some things about me. I eat chips sometimes. I enjoy lying about boat ownership. I have another podcast called This Is Video Games where I'm Justin Hamm and I talk about video games with weird adult themes... Like being naked and stuff. Those games. I should make more of it. I don't know what else to add. Hopefully this fulfills my mandated biography writing. Thank you for your time to the 6 people who will read this. Oh! Im also on The Stage Select Podcast... Or I will be. I will have to update this when it starts officially.