Button Boys

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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