Button Boys

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices