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With Pierre off in Japan and Sarah still salty about their recent loss over on Patreon, we decided to dedicate a whole episode to The Last of Us games. And who better to join us than the award-winning journalist, author, host of My Perfect Console and friend of the show, Simon 'Podcast' Parkin.
Simon edited the recently announced Look for the Light: The Last of Us Anthology, which contains interviews, essays and critical dispatches. While putting it together he caught up with Neil Druckmann himself to reflect on the making of the games and their cultural impact.
We'll also catch up with what they've been playing, with World Cup mashups, addictive dice games and real-life robberies, and Simon reveals his dream podcast guest (excluding the Button Boys of course).
My Perfect Console
If you're interested in what the Boys are up to, below are some links to find out more:
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If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to Patreon, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.
Follow along with the Button Boys on Instagram or TikTok for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements.
Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Slice & Dice
MARVEL SNAP
Clash Royale
Slay the Spire
7a0
33 Immortals
Spiritfarer
Jotun
Bastion
Helldivers
Hades
Pokémon GO
007: First Light
The Last of Us
Age of Empires II
Mixtape
Dark Souls
Bloodborne
Jax and Daxter
Manhunt
Medal of Honor
Boom Blox
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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NEWS FLASH! Button Boys is going LIVE. September 15th, Leicester Square, 7pm. Tickets go on sale 15th June with a pre-sale for our Patreon members. Head over to Patreon to find out more information and follow the link below to book.
The pale horseman approaches this week and beckons to you with his skeletal finger to come follow him to the Great Beyond, where you'll find this episode of Button Boys playing on loop.
If you haven't guessed already, this week it's all about death in games, from the shocking to the humiliating and everything in between. The Boys share their frustrations, their tears and their most embarrassing untimely demises.
While Pierre's been keeping his beefed-up fingers crossed for an Age of Empires win, Sarah, Glenn and Producer Ben have dived headfirst into the glitz and glamour of the gaming industry at the press night for the latest James Bond game, 007: First Light. They got their fill of casinos, canapés and casual outies. But were they left shaken or stirred? Tune in to find out.
If you're interested in what the Boys are up to, below are some links to find out more:
Button Boys LIVE
Pierre - You Sit There, I'll Stand Here
If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to Patreon, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.
Follow along with the Button Boys on Instagram or TikTok for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements.
Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Below the Crown
Duskers
Pac-Man
Among Us
LIMBO
Inside
Call of the Elder Gods
Call of the Sea
Firewatch
Tekken 8
Street Fighter VI
Mortal Kombat XI
Planet of Lana
God of War
Borderlands
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
It Takes Two
Sniper Elite 3
Max Payne
Hell Let Loose
Call of Duty: Warzone
Dead Space 2
Dark Souls
Sekiro
Fallout 4
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Dark Souls III
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Walking Dead
Disco Elysium
The Last of Us Part II
Tetris
Dr. Mario
Terra Invicta
Age of Empires
Command & Conquer
Super Meat Boy
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Frostpunk
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Sonic the Hedgehog
Alien: Isolation
REANIMAL
Little Nightmares III
Cronos: The New Dawn
Abe's Oddysee
Until Dawn
Directive 8020
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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This week's topic, as kindly suggested by BirdsNest on the Discord, is the vacuous, time-wasting, mind-numbing empty-calorie games that we just can't get enough of.
As always, we catch up with what the Boys have been up to. Pierre's headed into training against the hard-as-nails CPU in a quarter-of-a-century old game, and Glenn, Sarah and Producer Ben have been off to a very swanky event for a little sneak peek (and sausages).
If you're interested in what the Boys are up to, below are some links to find out more:
Pierre - You Sit There, I'll Stand Here
If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to Patreon, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.
Follow along with the Button Boys on Instagram or TikTok for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements.
Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Age of Empires 2
Resident Evil 2
007 First Light
Counter-Strike
Dark Souls III
Cronos: The New Dawn
Silent Hill 2
Dark Souls
Vampire Crawlers
Watchdogs: Legion
Dorfromantik
Nine Kings
Paperclips
Vampire Survivors
Cossacks
Candy Crush
TimeSplitters 2
Red Dead Redemption
Tetris
Disco Elysium
Mixtape
Organic Engine
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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The Button Boys are back to defy all expectations, turn everything on its head and redefine everything you hold dear. Or talk about games they thought they didn't like and now they do, whichever's easiest.
This week on the gaming road to Damascus it's all about U-turns. Pierre has done an about-face on story games, Sarah's done a 180 on wacky gunslingers and Glenn's completely Lego of his prejudices with the blocky franchise.
But first, the Boys catch up with what they've been playing. Sarah's immediately broken the rules from last week's podcast, Pierre's embraced it with both hands and Glenn's got a sneak peek at a sequel of one of his all-time favourites.
If you're interested in what the Boys are up to, below are some links to find out more:
Pierre - You Sit There, I'll Stand Here
If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to Patreon, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.
Follow along with the Button Boys on Instagram or TikTok for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements.
Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Locomoto
Until Dawn
Directive 8020
Duskers
Split
Dark Wood
Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
Disco Elysium
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Nioh 3
Nioh
Nioh 2
Dead by Daylight
Friday the 13th
Helldivers
Call of Duty Warzone
The Outlast Trials
Outlast 2
Mixtape
A Short Hike
Haven Park
Star Wars Jedi: Power Battles
Dark Souls
Hitman: World of Assassination
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Life is Strange
Red Dead Redemption
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Dr. Mario
Balatro
Slay the Spire
Bordelands 4
Tales from the Borderlands
Formula I 2013
Pro Evolution Soccer 3
Clair Obscure: Expedition 33
Portal
Civilization VI
Civilization VII
Civilization V
Dredge
Stardew Valley
Dordogne
March to Freedom
Elden Ring
Doom
LEGO: Horizon Adventures
LEGO: Dark Knight
Commandos
Hades
Astro Bot
LittleBigPlanet 3
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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Fresh episode, come get your fresh episode! You'll pay how much? Practically robbing me at that price. Go on then, fill yer boots.
If you hadn't guessed already, this week the Boys have headed off to the market on the hunt for the best cheap games they can get their hands on. Armed with £15, they've been haggling and bartering to find the most appealing game. Will they strike gold in the bargain bins or be fleeced like fools?
Before all that though, we're due a big catch-up. Sarah's gone as far Inside as they can go, Pierre's not playing a war OR strategy game and Glenn's stuck deciding between an early access blockbuster and a game about someone being stuck making decisions.
To see the Button Boys outside the podcast:
Pierre - You Sit There, I'll Stand Here
If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to Patreon, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.
Follow along with the Button Boys on Instagram or TikTok for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements.
Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Inside
LIMBO
Somerville
Dorfromantik
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
Resident Evil 2
9 Kings
Mixtape
What Remains of Edith Finch
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
The Last of Us: Part II
The Artful Escape
Forza Horizon 6
Gears of War
Halo
Forza Horizon
Mario Kart
Directive 8020
Until Dawn
The Quarry
The Dark Pictures
The Thing Remastered
Detroit: Become Human
Alien: Isolation
Darkwood
Visage
Amnesia: The Bunker
Grand Theft Auto V
King's Field
Deathloop
Unknown 9: Awakening
Stardew Valley
Jack Holmes: Master of Puppets
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Dead by Daylight
Friday the 13th: The Game
Duskers
Command & Conquer: Generals
Wax Heads
Dark Souls III
Locomoto
Hitman World of Assassination
007: First Light
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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Slap on your scabbards and cock your pistols, it's another episode of Button Boys. This week we're rummaging around the gaming arsenal to find our most beloved weapons. From battle axes to bazookas, howitzers to holy hand grenades, we've got it covered.
As always, we catch up on what the Boys have been playing, with Pierre beguiled by kingly fortunes, Sarah borrowing a stone-cold classic puzzle-platformer and Glenn splitting his time between a handsome roguelite and gas station customers in gastric distress.
Stay tuned to the end as we reveal the winner of last week's game pitch competition. Will Glenn's bartender, Pierre's Benedictine monk or Sarah's brain-starved zombies win out?
To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:
Pierre - You Sit There, I'll Stand Here
If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to Patreon, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.
Follow along with the Button Boys on Instagram or TikTok for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements.
Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
9 Kings
Spelunky
Hades
Dead Cells
Dorfromantik
Slay the Spire
Balatro
Terra Nil
Heroes of Might and Magic V
Inside
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Little Nightmares
Saros
Returnal
Pragmata
InKONBINI
Promise Mascot Agency
Lake
Discounty
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Hell Let Loose
Call of Duty: Warzone
Medal of Honor
Wolfenstein II
Doom: The Dark Ages
Children of the Sun
Turok
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Dark Souls
Team Fortress 2
Horizon Zero Dawn
PowerWash Simulator
TimeSplitters 2
Death Stranding
Jedi: Survivor
Jedi Power Battles
Final Fantasy XII
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Gears of War
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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Take out your textbooks and turn to Button Boys. It's officially the Winnie-the-Pooh episode (because of the bingo call, not because the Boys have no clothes on from the waist down).
This week, it's time for a spot of revision as Glenn, Pierre and Sarah look back at what they've learned from video games. From the Byzantines to sashimi, the Boys discover that their countless hours of gaming haven't all been for nothing.
But before that, we catch up on what they've been playing. Pierre's come to the end of an epic journey, Sarah's been sharing their horrifying experiences and Glenn's come to grips with the state of humanity in a post-apocalyptic world.
To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:
Pierre - You Sit There, I'll Stand Here
Sarah's New York show
If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to Patreon, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.
Follow along with the Button Boys on Instagram or TikTok for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements.
Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Terra Invicta
Baldur's Gate 3
Blue Prince
Hell Let Loose
Crusader Kings III
Hearts of Iron IV
Mouse P.I. For Hire
Tides of Tomorrow
Road 96
Dark Souls
Little Nightmares III
Reanimal
It Takes Two
Age of Empires
Europa Universalis IV
Rome: Total War
The Da Vinci Code
maimai
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Persona 5
The Last of Us Part II
The Getaway
Assassin's Creed
Dance Dance Revolution
Grand Theft Auto IV
The Thing: Remastered
Lushfoil Photography Sim
Venba
Hades
God of War
Séance of Blake Manor
RuneScape
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Ghost of Yōtei
Kerbal Space Program
War Thunder
The Boba Teashop
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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Say bye-bye April and hi-hi to this week's episode of Button Boys, not to be confused with the global smash-hit podcast Bunting Boys, who claim to "put the bants in bunts".
Back from the far reaches of the globe the Boys have been set the task of pitching their dream games. Each host takes it in turns to talk you through their vision and win your hearts. Head over to Discord to vote on what you think could be the Button Boys' first billion-dollar franchise.
But before they go all Jordan Belfort on you, the Boys catch up on what they've been playing over the last few weeks. Sarah's found themself straddling the old and new, Pierre's got his hands on an early access code for one of his favourite franchises and Glenn's been hanging out with an underage android. Press play to find out why that's not problematic.
To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:
Pierre - You Sit There, I'll Stand Here
Sarah's New York show
If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to Patreon, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.
Follow along with the Button Boys on Instagram or TikTok for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements.
Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Pokémon Red
Pokémon Scarlet
Stardew Valley
Pokémon: Let’s Go
A Short Hike
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
Vampire Crawlers
Vampire Survivors
Blue Prince
Pragmata
The Last of Us
Dead Space
Mass Effect
Alan Wake
Pipe Dream
Crusader Kings III
Age of Empires
The Sims
Doki Doki Literature Club!
The Sims: Spooky Stuff
Discounty
Dave the Diver
Coffee Talk
Tavern Talk
This War of Mine
Commandos 3
Until Dawn
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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Welcome to our inaugural Ask Button Boys Anything episode, where we take gaming-related questions, and I cannot stress enough, *gaming-related questions* from you, the listener.
Questions we won't be answering:
What's your recommendation for the best Thai food south of the river?
What are your bank details?
Fold or scrunch?
Does Italy actually exist?
To find out the questions we will be answering, alongside what the Boys have been up to over the past week and Taylor Swift's deleted track, press play now!
To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:
Glenn and Producer Ben - The Audience VS
Pierre - You Sit There, I'll Stand Here
Glenn - Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore
Sarah's New York show
If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to Patreon, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.
Follow along with the Button Boys on Instagram or TikTok for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements.
Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Terra Invicta
Mario Party
Pokémon Stadium
Consume Me
Blue Prince
Return of the Obra Dinn
Europa Universalis IV
Hearts of Iron IV
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
What Remains of Edith Finch
Papers
Muppets Inside
Crash Team Racing
Soul Reaver: Legacy of Kain
Spyro the Dragon
Final Fantasy IX
Age of Empires
Command & Conquer
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
The Last of Us
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
God of War
Red Dead Redemption 2
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Elden Ring
Dark Souls
The Last of Us Part II
Disco Elysium
Age of Empires II: The Conquerors
Cyberpunk 2077
The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
The Sims 2: University
The Sims: Hot Date
The Sims 2: Pets
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
Starfield
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Fallout 3
Fallout 4
Split Fiction
Resident Evil Requiem
Crash Bandicoot
TOCA Touring Cars
Colin McRae Rally
Age of Empires II
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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Fling wide your windows and turn your stereos up to ten because it's a brand-spanking-new episode of Button Boys and everyone needs to know about it.
We live in the busiest era in human history*, constantly distracted by work, love life, eating, sleeping and breathing with no time for what matters: gaming. Steam sales, recommendations, gifts and impulse purchases have left us with an intimidatingly large pile of games that get buried over time.
This week, Sarah, Pierre and Glenn are tasked with painstakingly excavating this hoard like a crack team of archaeologists to reveal whether it's a Sutton Hoo or Sutton Poo they've been sitting on all these years.
But first, the Boys catch up on what they've been playing this week as Sarah's been scared sick, Glenn's cringing through an old classic and Pierre's struggling to get a word in edgeways.
*Citation needed
To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:
Pierre - You Sit There, I'll Stand Here
Glenn - Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore
Glenn and Producer Ben - The Audience VS
Sarah's Melbourne Show
If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to Patreon, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.
Follow along with the Button Boys on Instagram or TikTok for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements.
Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Final Fantasy XIII
Resident Evil: Requiem
Resident Evil 2
The Last of Us
Resident Evil 2 Remake
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined
Oxenfree
Oxenfree II: Lost Signals
This War of Mine
Frostpunk
Songs of Syx
Planescape: Torment
Monaco: What's Yours is Mine
Quantum Break
Date Boy
taking My Dark Knight Girlfriend to the corner store
Stardew Valley
Call of Duty: Warzone
Balatro
Pillars of Eternity II
Apotheon
FIFA 19
FIFA 20
LEGO DC Super-Villains
Stronghold 3
Stronghold 2
Pippa Funnel: The Stud Farm Inheritance
Blue Prince
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
South of Midnight
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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It's another episode of Button Boys, kicking down your door, fist-pumping, screaming "woo" in your face and celebrating its own release. That's right, the Boys are amped this week, reliving their greatest gaming highs. From saving the planet to skin-of the-teeth boss battles, we'll be discussing those unforgettable moments that only other gamers can really understand.
But not before a check-in on what the Boys have been playing. Sarah's plodding along, Glenn's trying to extract himself from a potential flop and Pierre's left unimpressed by a medieval facsimile.
To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:
Pierre - You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here
Glenn - Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore
Glenn and Producer Ben - The Audience VS
Sarah's Melbourne Show
If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to Patreon, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.
Follow along with the Button Boys on Instagram or TikTok for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements.
Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Terra Invicta
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
Drop Duchy
Tetris
Mad Carnage
Dorfromantik
Resident Evil Requiem
A Short Hike
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Tchia
Marathon
Call of Duty: Warzone
Fortnite
ARC Raiders
Highguard
Concord
Helldivers
Escape from Tarkov
Helldivers II
World of Warcraft
Final Fantasy VIII
Dragon Quest VIII
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Medal of Honor
LittleBigPlanet 3
REANIMAL
Dark Souls III
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Demon's Souls
Factorio
Overcooked
The Lion King
Aladdin
Blue Prince
Rayman Legends
Astro Bot
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Cuphead
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Hitman: World of Assassination
GoldenEye 007
TimeSplitters
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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It's Button Boy time, gather round. This week the Boys are returning to their favourite topic, not poo, but "yes please" moments: satisfying game design, thoughtful additions and quirky bonuses that just do it for you. From ladders to levelling up, the Boys, with the help of your contributions, shine a light on gaming moments that rarely get the praise they deserve.
Pierre's been all alone with his thoughts this week as he struggles to find time to game on the road, Sarah's been tricked again in the bargain basement and Glenn's left entertained but unspooked by his latest horror foray.
To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:
Pierre - You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here
Glenn - Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore
Glenn and Producer Ben - The Audience VS
Sarah's Melbourne Show
If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to Patreon, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.
Follow along with the Button Boys on Instagram or TikTok for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements.
Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Oxenfree
Love Island: The Game
Mad Carnage
Forge of Empires
Crazy Taxi
Dorfromantik
Balatro
My Arms Are Longer Now
Resident Evil Requiem
The Last of Us: Part II
Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Planet of Lana
Inside
Limbo
Little Nightmares
It Takes Two
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Call of Duty: Warzone
Skate Story
Marvel's Spider-Man
Hades
Alien: Isolation
Hell Let Loose
Red Orchestra
Steel Division
Resident Evil 2
The Sinking City
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Grand Theft Auto IV
Death Stranding
Red Dead Redemption 2
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Dead Space
Helldivers 2
Karma: The Dark World
Cyberpunk 2077
Hitman: World of Assassination
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Baldur's Gate 3
Discounty
Plate Up!
Final Fantasy XII
Pillars of Eternity
Overcooked
Sekiro
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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It's canapé and sparkling wine time here at La Gallerie Bouton, as we unveil our latest episode to audible gasps. This week's theme is visual design, from standout box art to beautiful backgrounds: the Boys don their berets, stroke their chins and pick apart what wows them and what leaves them cold.
Elsewhere, Pierre's finally cleaned up his neighbourhood, Sarah's set off on an avian stroll and Glenn's getting to grips with his strengths and weaknesses in what may be his favourite game of the year so far.
To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:
Pierre - You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here
Glenn - Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore
Glenn and Producer Ben - The Audience VS
Sarah's Melbourne Show
If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to Patreon, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.
Follow along with the Button Boys on Instagram or TikTok for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements.
Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Terra Nil
Terra Invicta
Phoenix Springs
Age of Empires II
Home, Sweet Home
Master of Command
Steel Division 2
No Man's Sky
Resident Evil Requiem
A Short Hike
Esoteric Ebb
Disco Elysium
Mewgenics
Resident Evil Requiem
Mouse P.I. for Hire
Cossacks
Hogs of War
Command & Conquer
RollerCoaster Tycoon
Age of Empires III
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy IX
Desperados
Clair Obscure: Expedition 33
Charlie's Angels
Syphon Filter
Enter the Matrix
Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles
Baba Is You
Horizon Forbidden West
Star Wars: Droid Works
Windjammers
Streets of Rage
Windjammers 2
Bye Sweet Carol
Mundaun
Unravel
Stardew Valley
Silent Hill
Fear the Spotlight
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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From house parties to hen dos, weddings to wakes, there's never an inappropriate time for gaming, but good lord how the experience differs. This week the Boys are coiffing their hair and drenching themselves in perfume because... it's party time.
If you've embarrassed yourself in front of your friends, shouted at your grandma for being a complete noob or felt like a god clacking away at a plastic peripheral to the mellifluous tones of AC/DC, then you'll feel right at home. Glenn relays a traumatic experience, Sarah stretches their vocal cords and Pierre shares a potential sleeper hit from back in 2009.
But before that, we catch up on the week's gaming. Sarah's started an absolute classic, Pierre's frustrated with some mech-anics and Glenn's creeping everyone out with his freakish little obsession.
We should also say a big thank you to Oscar this week for our absolutely banging theme tune. It's already spreading through the seediest clubs of London town.
To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:
Pierre - You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here
Glenn - Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore
Glenn and Producer Ben - The Audience VS
Sarah's Melbourne Show
If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to Patreon, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.
Follow along with the Button Boys on Instagram or TikTok for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements.
Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Reanimal
Little Nightmares
Little Nightmares II
Little Nightmares III
LittleBigPlanet
God of War: Ragnarök
God of War
Into the Breach
Worms
SingStar
Guitar Hero
Age of Empires II
Vib-Ribbon
Heavy Rain
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Tekken
Quake
Unreal Tournament
TimeSplitters 2
The Jackbox Party Pack
SpyParty
Hitman 2
GoldenEye 007
Mario Kart
Resident Evil: Requiem
Call of Duty: Warzone
Just Dance
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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If my eyes don't deceive me, I do declare it's another episode of the slowest-starting true crime podcast ever released. What's the crime? Keep listening for the reveal.
In the meantime though, the Boys have been playing with themselves. Pierre's finally made a galactic breakthrough, Glenn's got hold of a very recent release and is discovering his undying love for it and Sarah's overcome the gloom in the most rad way possible (gnarly).
Do you find sometimes it all gets a bit much? Life coming at you fast, nowhere to turn, nowhere to hide? You find yourself putting down the controller, stepping back from the keyboard and mouse and just... stopping. Well, this episode is about those gaming breaks and how you find your way back in. From new formats to friends and family, there's always a way to get hooked back on the good stuff.
To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:
Pierre - You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here
Glenn - Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore
Glenn and Producer Ben - The Audience VS
Sarah's Melbourne Show
If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to Patreon, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.
Follow along with the Button Boys on Instagram or TikTok for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements.
Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Terra Invicta
Civilization VI
Crusader Kings
Persona 5
Resident Evil: Requiem
Mewgenics
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Wavetale
Age of Empires II
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Stardew Valley
Call of Duty: Warzone
Harvest Moon
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo Infinite
Arc Raiders
Battlefield 1
Red Dead Redemption 2
Hell Let Loose
The Last of Us
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Fallout 4
Final Fantasy IX
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
LittleBigPlanet 3
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Overcooked
Unpacking
PowerWash Simulator
Dark Souls
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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Stop what you're doing and pay attention, because it's Button Boys time, capeesh?
This week's episode is all about the games we're inexplicably terrible at. Crap at CoD? Feeble at FIFA? Deplorable at Dark Souls? The Boys take a long hard look in the mirror as they confront their, and the audience's, gaming flaws.
But what have the Boys been up to? Pierre's providing the last line of defence for a planet via touch controls, Glenn's been let down by a flat attempt at a series spin-off, and Sarah's found a holiday game that they simply cannot win. All in all a busy week.
To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:
Pierre - You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here
Glenn - Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore
Glenn and Producer Ben - The Audience VS
Sarah's Melbourne Show
If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to Patreon, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.
Follow along with the Button Boys on Instagram or TikTok for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements.
Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Terra Invicta
Into the Breach
Little Nightmares
Dance Dance Revolution
Two Point Campus
God of War: Sons of Sparta
Blasphemous
Hercules
Aladdin
God of War: Ragnarök
Ninja Gaiden
Shinobi
Tubedoku
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
Lords of the Fallen
L.A. Noire
Among Us
Guitar Hero
Detroit: Become Human
Heavy Rain
Dark Souls
Horizon Forbidden West
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
Company of Heroes
Total War: Shogun 2
Resident Evil 2
Disco Elysium
Rocket League
Elden Ring
Split Fiction
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Call of Duty: Warzone
Baldur’s Gate 3
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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Banging on your eardrums and vibrating your vestibular nerves, it's this week's episode of Button Boys so listen closely, as the topic is sounds. Sounds good, sounds bad, sounds you'll never forget. There are squelches, pings and rattles aplenty, and for the detectives amongst you, a little quiz at the end.
But first, we catch up on what the gang are up to: Sarah's a little lost in the weeds with Expedition 33, Pierre's experiencing life as a mum through the medium of sci-fi grand strategy and Glenn has never watched Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Ever. Like, not once.
To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:
Pierre - You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here
Glenn - Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore
Glenn and Producer Ben - The Audience VS
Sarah's Melbourne Show
If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to Patreon, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.
Follow along with the Button Boys on Instagram or TikTok for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements.
Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Nioh 3
Neopets
Nioh
Terra Invicta
EVE Online
Dark Souls
Dark Souls II
Dark Souls III
Bloodborne
Elden Ring
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
Blue Prince
The Last of Us
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
Demon's Souls
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
LittleBigPlanet
Abe's Oddysee
Abe's Exoddus
Hell Let Loose
God of War
P.T.
Dorfromantik
Red Dead Redemption 2
Cyberpunk 2077
Bioshock Infinite
The Sinking City
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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Take your phone off silent and pump up the volume on those tinny speakers, it's another episode of Button Boys, the only podcast that guarantees you 10,000 crystals within the next three years.
This week the Boys are putting down their controllers and picking up their phones as they discuss the world of mobile gaming, from fat-fingered frustration to seamless, singular experiences. Pierre freshens up but finds himself unwanted, Sarah gets into ritual sacrifice and Glenn plays a game where you can literally blink and you'll miss it.
Elsewhere, Sarah's finally completed the final instalment of the Uncharted series and has some thoughts and Glenn's been clinging on to his pick of the week for dear life. Shame that can't be said about his bannister.
To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:
Pierre - You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here
Glenn - Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore
Glenn and Producer Ben - The Audience VS
Sarah's Melbourne Show
If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to Patreon, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.
Follow along with the Button Boys on Instagram or TikTok for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements.
Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
The Last of Us
The Last of Us: Part II
Cairn
Baby Steps
Terra Nil
Dorfromantik
PowerWash Simulator
Balatro
Angry Birds
Flappy Bird
Doodle Jump
Fez
Angry Birds Star Wars
Fortnite
Call of Duty: Warzone
Chrono Trigger
Bully
Cult of the Lamb
Hades
Red Dead Redemption
Spiritfarer
Before Your Eyes
The Case of the Golden Idol
Rise of the Golden Idol
Alien Isolation
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Hitman: Absolution
Hitman: GO
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Disco Elysium
Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
Dream Daddy
Dredge
Stardew Valley
Forge of Empires
Civilization
Age of Empires
Cossacks
Immortality
Octopath Traveler II
Her Story
TR-49
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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Slipped into your podcast inbox like a letter from a secret lover, it's Button Boys Valentine's Special.
This one's for the lovers, not the fighters, as the Boys tackle the topic of romance in video games. From wet kiss noises and star-jump yippees, to deeply complex paramours, they work out which options melt their hearts and which give them a serious ick.
Elsewhere, Sarah's fallen off the quaint, provincial wagon, Pierre's melted his mind with intergalactic meddling, and Glenn's been playing a game so disgusting it's been banned from multiple platforms. It's a neigh from me.
Pierre - You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here
Glenn - Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore
Glenn and Producer Ben - The Audience VS
Sarah's Melbourne Show
If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to Patreon, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and our brand new Player 4 show where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.
Follow along with the Button Boys on Instagram or TikTok for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements.
Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Dorfromantik
HORSES
Terra Invicta
The Last of Us Part II
Stardew Valley
Grave Seasons
Baldur's Gate III
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
What Remains of Edith Finch
One Night Stand
VIDEOVERSE
GoldenEye 007
Final Fantasy IX
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Animal Crossing
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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Dumped surreptitiously into your podcast app, it's another episode of Button Boys, the world's only gaming podcast hosted by Glenn Moore, Sarah Keyworth and Pierre Novellie.
This week the Boys are on the hunt for game mechanics and tropes that feel completely normal in games, but they've never actually done themselves, questioning the very fabric of the digital worlds we all inhabit.
In slightly less of an existential manner, Glenn's been dwelling in a dank cathedral basement this week, frantically inputting numbers; Sarah's tried out a game they so nearly picked as a ‘one to watch’; and Pierre's signed up for planetary defence, perhaps at the cost of his own sanity.
Any game developers out there should listen closely, too, as Pierre pitches what may be the first $10m-grossing Button Boys game. We're open for business...
If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to Patreon, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and our brand new Player 4 show where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.
Follow along with the Button Boys on Instagram or TikTok for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements.
Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
TR-49
Expelled!
80 Days
Overboard!
Strange Horticulture
Winter Burrow
Frostpunk
Terra Invicta
Europa Universalis IV
XCOM
Ico
Mass Effect 2
Dog Pile
Cyberpunk 2077
Ghost of Yotei
Medal of Honor
Horizon Zero Dawn
Streets of Rage
Wordle
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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