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This week's topic is all about the maggot in the apple, the flaw in the diamond, the suspicious stain on the clean-smelling underwear. That's right, it's the parts of otherwise great games that we hate. Disgusting sound effects, tedious intros, impossible tasks and unfamiliar mechanics have all weaselled their way in to the Boys' all-time favourites. But before that, they catch up on what they've been up to this week. Sarah's been developing a nepotistic empire, Glenn's teamed up for a puzzling hike and Pierre's losing himself to one of the most satisfying games he's ever played. Thanks again to all those who came to Button Boys Live at Leicester Square Theatre. If you missed it, we're doing another live date on October 15th in Balham at the Cheerful Earful festival. Link below! ⁠Cheerful Earful Festival Live Show ⁠Pierre ⁠Sarah ⁠Glenn 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 Heavy Rain 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: Kynseed Stardew Valley Crusader Kings Mewgenics The Occultist Darkwood Split Fiction Big Walk Untitled Goose Game Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Heavy Rain Sandustry Dorfromantik Factorio A Game About Digging A Hole Star Fox 007 First Light Marvel's Wolverine Princess Peach: Showtime! Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Super Mario Bros. Wonder It Takes Two Blue Prince Red Dead Redemption 2 The Simpsons: Hit & Run Grand Theft Auto III Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas The Blood of Dawnwalker The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Alien: Isolation A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead Fortnite Total War: Warhammer Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you missed out on the first ever Button Boys LIVE, don't worry, we remembered to record it! This week, the Boys had to pitch their worst-ever game ideas to an audience at Leicester Square Theatre. After a few minor technical hitches, Sarah came straight out of the gates with an avian-themed game for the gerontophiles among us, Pierre set out his vision for a drone-controlled dating sim and Glenn's idea... well, I think you need to hear it for yourself. But before all that, they catch up on what they've been up to, with Glenn playing a nephew game, Sarah trying to lower expectations with the latest Marvel game and Pierre returning 18th-century warfare with the Swedes in his sights. To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: ⁠Cheerful Earful Festival Live Show ⁠Pierre ⁠Sarah ⁠Glenn 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 Heavy Rain 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: Heavy Rain Master of Command Empire: Total War Marvel's Wolverine Dynasty Warriors The Blood of Dawnwalker CONTROL Resonant Crimson Desert The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Inside LittleBigPlanet Octodad Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy QWOP Streets of Rage Metal Gear Solid Half-Life: Alyx Planet Coaster RollerCoaster Tycoon GoldenEye 007 Gran Turismo Dark Souls Assassin's Creed II Resident Evil 2 Until Dawn Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I'll let you into a secret. We've been lying to you all this time. Every week, when you think you're listening to the latest video game content your podcast app of choice has to offer, we've been pulling the wool over your eyes. That's right, what you've been hearing is literally weeks old. But don't fear, because The Boys are back and fresh as hell. With a month off between recordings, they've created quite a backlog of games, so in this episode they're going to recap the heady days of August and early September. Pierre spills the tea on what actually happened on his gaming PC's Odyssean adventure, Sarah's returned to an old nemesis and finds themselves much better acquainted than they expected and Glenn's been suffering from the munchies when the sun goes down. To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: ⁠Cheerful Earful Festival Live Show ⁠Pierre ⁠Sarah ⁠Glenn 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 Heavy Rain 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 XIV Online Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Baldur's Gate 3 Horizon Zero Dawn Horizon Forbidden West Mister Mosquito Command & Conquer Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Bloodborne Elden Ring Demon's Souls Dark Souls PowerWash Simulator The Blood of Dawnwalker The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Pentiment Shift At Midnight Inkonbini: One Store. Many Stories Papers No Burglin' Gnomes Militsioner Big Walk RV There Yet? Marvel's Wolverine CONTROL Resonant Silent Hill: Townfall Onimusha: Way of the Sword Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we're getting to grips with the age-old tutorial. Whether it's boot camp, prison or simply being born every game takes its time to show you the ropes. The Boys look at the seamless, the absurd and the downright clunky attempts at tutorials. But before that, we catch up with what they've been playing. Pierre's switched off his brain with a psychedelic throwback to impenetrable Japanese games, Glenn's having a religious experience with spooky puppets and Sarah's revisiting a game we all thought they'd given up on. To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: ⁠BUTTON BOYS LIVE! 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 Heavy Rain 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: 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom TAMASHIKA Temple Run Denshattack! Dark Souls Demon’s Souls The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Bloodborne The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Blue Prince Crisol: Theater of Idols Blasphemous Red Dead Redemption Horizon Zero Dawn Lies of P Fear the Spotlight Silent Hill Grave Seasons The Eternal Life of Goldman Hell Let Loose: Vietnam MOUSE: P.I. For Hire Helldivers 2 Call of Duty: United Offensive Medal of Honor Frontline Medal of Honor Allied Assault Silent Hill: Townfall 007 First Light Call of Duty: Vanguard Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Heavy Rain Hitman 3 Cairn Prey Terra Invicta Stronghold Halo: Combat Evolved Detroit: Become Human Karma: The Dark World God of War Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you ever found yourself enjoying a game and then BAM... you hit an ick? Something so minor but so off-putting that you just have to put the controller down and walk away. This week's episode is all about those moments. The small things that games can do to really ruin your experience. From cringey box blurb and clunky dialogue to lame side quests and lewd camera angles, we've got ick covered. But before that, we catch up with what the Boys have been up to. Sarah's been revisiting an absolute classic with a whole new perspective, while Glenn's been going extremely deep on his latest wildly addictive game. To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: ⁠BUTTON BOYS LIVE! 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 Heavy Rain 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: Dredge The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Horizon Forbidden West Cyberpunk 2077 Red Dead Redemption 2 A Game About Digging A Hole PowerWash Simulator Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Age of Mythology Conker: Live & Reloaded Rusty Rabbit Perky Little Things Duke Nukem 3D Immortals of Aveum Assassin's Creed Odyssey Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Final Fantasy XIV Online The Elder Scrolls Online Stellar Blade Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Persona 5 Heavy Rain Unravel Two Darwin's Paradox! Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices