Button Boys

It was a dark and stormy night, the wind howled against the rain-speckled windows of Pierre's shed. Inside, three hooded figures gathered around a tea-stained table, pushed aside their podcast microphones and began an unholy chant. Lightning crackled through the brooding sky as, within the walls of the haunted chamber, the spookiest games were summoned forth.

That's right, it's Halloween week, and the Boys are back to recount the scariest moments of the year. Pierre's been haunted by late-night shopping anomalies, Sarah's spooked by their offshore adventures and Glenn's unnerved by revisiting his safe havens. Plus a long list of terrifying tales from the Discord.

But before all that, the Boys catch up on what they've been playing this week. Pierre has found such a Pierre game: maths and war. What more could the man want? Sarah's headed back to the 70s to get fired before things go awry and Glenn's got his adrenaline fix as he speeds around planets in a galaxy far, far away.

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⁠⁠⁠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.

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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:

• IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator
• Iron Lung
• Pillars of Eternity
• Still Wakes the Deep
• Silent Hill: Townfall
• Dark Souls
• Perky Little Things
• Dorfromantik
• Blue Prince
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
• Assassin's Creed Valhalla
• Scarface: The World Is Yours
• Halloween: The Game
• Dordogne
• Grand Theft Auto V
• FIFA 09
• BioShock 2
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
• BioShock Infinite
• Star Wars: Galactic Racer
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• Star Wars Zero Company
• Burnout
• Cuphead
• Midnight Shift
• The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu
• Among Us
• Resident Evil Requiem
• Resident Evil 7
• Resident Evil 2
• Little Nightmares II
• Outlast
• Firewatch
• Big Walk
• 3D Movie Maker
• Prince of Persia
• Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise
• Crash Bandicoot
• Metal Gear Solid
• Bloodborne
• Elden Ring

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton

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We've all had one of those days: just missing the bus, stepping in a deep puddle, pissing ourselves a little bit. But none of us have had the kinds of days that gaming protagonists routinely face. From severed limbs to shipwrecks, we subject our digital avatars to the worst possible experiences.

This week the Boys discuss the absolute worst of it. Crawling through sewers, being flayed alive, catching TB or living under a tyrannical Sims player. All bad stuff, but who has it the worst?

Before that, though, we catch up on what the Boys have been playing. Sarah's finally catching up on a sequel in one of their favourite franchises, Pierre's finding he's not getting the same hit from a cosy classic and Glenn's mildly underwhelmed but not surprised by an emerging sequel.

To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:

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:

• Dredge
• Outlast
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2
• Baldur's Gate 3
• Alan Wake II
• Starfield
• Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Dorfromantik
• 007 First Light
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• HITMAN World of Assassination
• GoldenEye 007
• Marvel's Wolverine
• Big Walk
• Split Fiction
• Star Wars: Galactic Racer
• Gears of War: E-Day
• The Last of Us
• Counter-Strike
• Silent Hill: Townfall
• Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival
• Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
• Dead Space 2
• DOOM
• Age of Empires
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance
• Resident Evil 2
• Resident Evil Requiem
• Papers, Please
• INSIDE
• The Sims
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• The Drifter
• Dark Souls
• Luigi's Mansion
• Bloodborne
• Heavy Rain
• Angry Birds
• Little Nightmares
• Tomb Raider
• Rise of the Tomb Raider
• PAC-MAN

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton

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Much like side streets, side arms, side tables, side dishes and sidemen, can provoke surprisingly strong feelings. This week we're going off the beaten track, ignoring the main objective and tackling the good, the bad and the ugly of secondary storylines. We've got drunken foolery, farting pigs and complete letdowns. But enough about the hosts, on with the podcast!

As always, the Boys catch up on what they've been playing this week. Glenn's leaning into spooky season with not only a horrifyingly nostalgic trip to the Scottish Isles but also a video game-themed trip to the cinema. Meanwhile, Sarah's throwing tradition to the wind as they discuss a game they're planning on playing which is like "Breath of the Wild, but good".

To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:

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:

• Immortals Fenyx Rising
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Dead Space 2
• SILENT HILL: Townfall
• P.T.
• Observation
• Stories Untold
• Alien: Isolation
• Visage
• MADiSON
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Shadow of the Colossus
• Onimusha: Way of the Sword
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Dark Souls
• God of War
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• Yakuza: Like a Dragon
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Animal Crossing
• Assassin's Creed II
• Dredge
• Mass Effect 2
• Baldur's Gate 3
• Pokémon Red Version
• Pokémon Blue Version
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Split Fiction
• Orbitals
• Hitman World of Assassination
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• LittleBigPlanet 3

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton

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This week the Boys try to settle the debate raging across the country: which historical or futuristic period makes the best setting for a game? From early symbolic thought through to space travel across the outer reaches of the universe, gaming covers every era, but which one suits it best?

Before all that, we check in on Glenn to see how he's dealing with the social media backlash to his Crimson Desert comments and discuss perhaps the most impressive listener contribution to date: a functioning version of Pierre's Commander Sexy pitch. Links below.

Pierre continues his quest to get to the bottom of the sandpit, Glenn asks the big questions about The Sims and Sarah attempts to breed on a scale even Elon Musk would be jealous of.

Commander Sexy Dev Log - Sam Kennard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiV23COOrpo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEhOa6tONkg

To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:

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:

• Crimson Desert
• Sandustry
• Heavy Rain
• A Game About Digging A Hole
• Factorio
• Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
• The Sims
• Lemmings
• Helldivers
• Mewgenics
• The Binding of Isaac
• Overcooked!
• Into the Breach
• This War of Mine
• Wildermyth
• Cult of the Lamb
• Minesweeper
• Silent Hill: Townfall
• Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
• Atomfall
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
• 007 First Light
• The Getaway
• Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Shogun: Total War
• Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Like a Dragon: Ishin!
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
• Life is Strange
• Mixtape
• Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
• Lake
• Grand Theft Auto VI
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
• Bloodborne
• Assassin's Creed Syndicate
• The Sinking City
• The Sinking City 2
• The Sexy Brutale
• Dishonored
• Cossacks
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• The Witcher
• The Blood of Dawnwalker
• Immortality
• BioShock
• Alone in the Dark
• Assassin's Creed Odyssey
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance
• Red Dead Redemption
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Crusader Kings
• Forge of Empires

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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We've all had those moments. You put down the controller, take a long, measured breath and express your absolute shock/consternation/contempt/awe (delete as applicable) with the phrase, 'You've got to be f***ing kidding me!'

This week the Boys relive their most jaw-dropping debacles. Whether it's realising they can't complete a game because of a terrible decision, treacherous save points, game-changing power-ups or the simple act of a bad throw, you'll find it hard not to feel their pain.

Before all that though, we catch up on their weeks, Sarah's been saddened by a clear statement on the climate crisis through the eyes of James Bond, Pierre's increasingly frustrated by Heavy Rain and Glenn's found himself surrounded by dead bodies and armed only with a notebook and a time machine. Standard Thursday for him, then.

To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:

⁠Pierre's Edinburgh Show

⁠Glenn's Edinburgh Show

⁠Sarah's Edinburgh Show

⁠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:

• Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
• The Incident at Galley House
• Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
• Heavy Rain
• Type Help
• The Rootrees are Dead
• Return of the Obra Dinn
• TR-49
• The Séance of Blake Manor
• Hell Let Loose
• 007 First Light
• Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
• The Last of Us Part II
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Cairn
• Final Fantasy XIII
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Hollow Knight
• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• Celeste
• Dark Souls
• Two Point Hospital
• Disco Elysium
• Fall Guys
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• Balatro
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• God of War
• Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• Baldur's Gate 3
• Stardew Valley

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton

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*Cues Fortunate Son*

Bone spurs will not save you from this very special episode of Button Boys, brought to you by Hell Let Loose: Vietnam. So don your warpaint and load up the Huey because we're in for a wild ride.

And by wild ride I mean Sarah, Glenn and of course Pierre have been getting to grips with Hell Let Loose: Vietnam. From hidden boat attacks, helicopter evacs and dragging your teammates to safety, to tactical mastery, the horrors of war and Pierre's new codename, the Boys are here to talk you through their experiences in the jungles, mountains and villages of Vietnam.

If you enjoyed this episode and you want to get stuck in, Hell Let Loose: Vietnam is now available on PC, PlayStation and Xbox. Head on over to the Discord to find out about our upcoming plans with Hell Let Loose and sign up to the official Button Boys battalion.

To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:

⁠Pierre's Edinburgh Show

⁠Sarah's Edinburgh Show

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The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there. And we don't like different. Or too much of the same. And that's why this week's episode is all about the games you play once and have absolutely no appetite to return to.

Whether it's outdated mechanics, not wanting to spoil their nostalgia or just because the games were plain terrible, the Boys examine the games they've known and loved but won't go near again.

But before that walk down memory lane, we catch up with what they've been playing this week. Pierre's been preparing for battle with the Button Boys Battalion, Sarah's taken a musical trip north of the border and Glenn's got into dentistry, or at least that's what I think he said.

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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:

• Hell Let Loose
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
• Denshattack!
• OlliOlli World
• Subway Surfers
• Heavy Rain
• A Highland Song
• Shark Dentist
• Cairn
• A Short Hike
• The Artful Escape
• Inside
• Return of the Obra Dinn
• Blue Prince
• Age of Empires II
• Shadow Man
• Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
• Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
• Call of Duty
• Medal of Honor: Frontline
• Until Dawn
• The Walking Dead
• 007: First Light
• Baldur's Gate 3
• Hitman: World of Assassination
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• The Witcher
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Dark Souls
• Elden Ring
• Dark Souls II
• Dark Souls III
• Bloodborne

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton

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Pop on a bib and bring out your best dinnerware, as this week's theme is food and drinks. From phone booth chicken to liquid burgers for two, the Boys discuss the entire range of video game F&B. Mouthwatering meals and stomach-churning sustenance are all on the menu for today.

But before that, we catch up with what they've been playing, with Sarah's discovery of a delightful point-and-click, Pierre's hungover magical chess and Glenn's determination to play a game that's more broke than woke.

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⁠Pierre's Edinburgh Show

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⁠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 Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.

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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:

• Heavy Rain
• Until Dawn
• Below the Crown
• Duskers
• Lost in Play
• Comedy Quest
• Dustborn
• Road 96
• Dark Souls
• Conker's Bad Fur Day
• Streets of Rage
• Golden Axe
• Pokémon Stadium
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Red Faction II
• Resident Evil 2
• The Magic School Bus Explores the Human Body
• Yakuza: Like a Dragon
• Overcooked!
• Portal
• Age of Empires
• Sea of Stars
• Final Fantasy XI
• Dave the Diver
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Dragon's Dogma 2
• Final Fantasy XV
• Wolfenstein
• Wolfenstein: The New Order
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
• The Sims
• The Sims 2
• Dredge
• Marker 34
• Yeba
• Stardew Valley
• Celeste
• Pac-Man

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton

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Every person who plays video games has had a moment when their jaw drops, their eyes widen and they find themselves dribbling onto their laps the sheer effort of comprehending the paradigmatic shift in front of them.

Ok, maybe not every person. Still, this episode is dedicated to those moments: the times when you just couldn’t believe what a leap forward games had taken; the times when you realised the future was now. From achingly beautiful vistas and hyper-realistic mechanics to dense world-building and the bits where your character, unprompted, scratches their bum, the Boys cover it all.

But before all that, Glenn tells a tale of utter humiliation and we catch up with what everyone’s been playing this week. Sarah's had a slight change of heart since last episode's theatrical hatchet job, Pierre's finally on board with Bond, and Glenn, of course, has found an indie game where he can do two jobs at once.

To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:

⁠Pierre's Edinburgh Show

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⁠Sarah's Edinburgh Show

⁠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 Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.

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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:

• The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• Perky Little Things
• Anime Feet Boys: The Charm Finder Quest
• 007 First Light
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Princess Peach: Showtime!
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
• Venba
• Grave Seasons
• Stardew Valley
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Assassin’s Creed
• Spider-Man 2 (2004)
• Kingdom Hearts
• Assassin’s Creed Mirage
• Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
• Grand Theft Auto III
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
• MotorStorm
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Metal Gear Solid
• The Last of Us
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Starfield
• Bubsy
• Crash Bandicoot
• Spyro
• Final Fantasy IX
• The Sims
• The Sims 2
• GoldenEye 007
• Mass Effect
• Mass Effect 2
• Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
• Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
• Tomb Raider
• TimeSplitters 2
• TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
• Killzone
• Call of Duty
• Shadow of Rome

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton

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Unzip your wallets and loosen your coin pouches because this episode's all about the most filthy of lucre: money.

From septims to souls, in-game currency has been integral to countless RPGs, platformers and Glenn's favourite shopkeeper games. But how do you spend yours? When does it work, and when does money lose all meaning? Why does Glenn like being poor so much? And what's the vendor doing with all my cheese?

But before all that, the Boys catch up on what they've been playing this week. Glenn's wardrobe malfunction ruins a finale while Sarah's been longing for more skateboarding but has ended up at the theatre with a not-so-progressive Peach.

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⁠Pierre's Edinburgh Show

⁠Glenn's Edinburgh Show

⁠Sarah's Edinburgh Show

⁠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 Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.

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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:

• Late Shift
• Resident Evil 5
• Resident Evil 4
• OlliOlli World
• Princess Peach: Showtime!
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• Dark Souls
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• Dredge
• Hollow Knight
• Bloodborne
• Age of Empires
• Crusader Kings III
• Rome: Total War
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Grand Theft Auto VI
• Atomfall
• Forge of Empires
• Master of Command
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• Disco Elysium
• Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
• Balatro
• EVE Online
• Two Point Hospital
• Two Point Campus
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Dreams in the Witch House

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton

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This week's episode is all about bosses, from the good ones to the bad ones to the really, really old ones. The Boys recount the most annoying boss mechanics, challenging fights and memorable final encounters.

Before they get too bossy, though, the Boys catch up on what they've been playing this week. While Pierre has been enjoying competing online in an old favourite, Sarah and Glenn have been surviving two different types of zombie apocalypse: one tense and thrilling, the other deeply problematic.

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⁠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 Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.

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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:

• Chess.com
• Wordle
• Deadly Days
• Bloons
• Death Road to Canada
• The Last of Us
• Resident Evil Requiem
• Resident Evil 5
• Resident Evil 4
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Dark Souls
• Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
• Alan Wake
• Pragmata
• Split Fiction
• It Takes Two
• Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater
• Bloodborne
• Streets of Rage
• Golden Axe
• God of War
• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton

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The rage, the desperation, the cries of "Why, God, why did you do this to my beautiful boy?" This week's episode is all about gaming heartbreak.

Hundreds of thousands of hours of gaming time are lost every year to power cuts, faulty chips and malevolent cousins. We all know that pain. Was it all for nothing? Well, this week, the Boys, in the safe space of the shed, share stories of anguish from their gaming lives.

But first, we catch up with what they've been playing. Sarah's commanding a horde of minions, Pierre's old habits have come back to haunt him and Glenn's trying his absolute hardest to stick to the beat.

This is our 52nd episode: a whole year of Button Boys. And what a year it’s been. From pubic maintenance and mayor gorillas to sewer assassins, incredible guests and amazing contributions, we’ve loved every minute of it.

We couldn’t have done it without you, so thank you, and here’s to the next 52!

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⁠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 Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.

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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:

• Shattered Pixel Dungeon
• Balatro
• Terra Invicta
• Tinykin
• Age of Empires II
• Pikmin
• Rhythm Paradise Groove
• Gitaroo Man
• PaRappa the Rapper
• Metal Gear Solid
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Spyro the Dragon
• Pokémon Red
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Pro Evolution Soccer 3
• Dark Souls
• Elden Ring
• Dark Souls II
• Dark Souls III
• LittleBigPlanet
• Half-Life 2
• Marathon
• Helldivers 2
• Concord
• Hell Let Loose
• Call of Duty: Warzone
• LEGO The Lord of the Rings
• Condemned: Criminal Origins
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
• Tekken 3
• P.T.
• Planescape: Torment

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton

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There is never, ever enough time to game. This week's episode dares to dream of a world in which we have nothing to do: no obligations, no commuting, no structure. Basically, 2020.

If the world were to shut down again, what are the games that you'd finally love to play? Is there an epic RPG you just can't see yourself completing, or an open-world multiplayer game that requires too much commitment? If time were no object, how would you spend it (assuming it's video game-related)?

But before those big questions, the Boys catch up on what they've been playing. Pierre's taken counsel on a dungeon crawler, Sarah finds themselves in a power struggle in Downing Street and Glenn's getting scarily interactive with his TV.

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⁠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 Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.

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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:

• Baldur's Gate
• RuneScape
• Castlevania
• Shattered Pixel Dungeon
• Dark Souls
• Baldur's Gate III
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Observation
• Chrono Trigger
• Unhinged
• 007: First Light
• Until Dawn
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Sherlock Purr
• Stardew Valley
• Minecraft
• No. 10: Full Confidence
• Frostpunk 2
• Terra Invicta
• Sea of Thieves
• Animal Crossing
• RV There Yet?
• Baby Steps
• Chained Together
• Fortnite
• Civilization V
• Counter-Strike
• Final Fantasy VII
• Call of Duty: Warzone

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton

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In this week's episode, the Boys scrape up the fetid sludge from the bottom of the barrel to see what absolute slop they can find. From clones to cash grabs, smut to even smuttier smut, they've braved the worst so you don't have to. But, much like their mudlarking counterparts, they've managed to find a few glistening trinkets amongst the detritus.

Elsewhere, the new Patreon Age of Empires playalong has begun, with one of the Boys being left out in the cold. Pierre's been going deep simulation on his favourite WWII game, Glenn's experienced the worst day in Australia that you can imagine and Sarah's been suffering from a bout of morality caused by our future Player 4 guest, Alasdair Beckett-King.

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⁠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 Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.

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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:

• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
• Factorio
• Hell Let Loose
• 007: First Light
• The Drifter
• The Secret of Monkey Island
• Grim Fandango
• Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
• Inside
• Deer & Boy
• LIMBO
• Little Nightmares
• Planet of Lana
• Lake
• Life is Strange
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Alien Invasion: RPG Idle Space
• Temple Run
• Subway Surfers
• Mafia City
• BALL x PIT
• Anime Feet Boys: The Charm Finder Quest
• The Last of Touch
• Good Girls: Seduction Starts With a Smile
• Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!
• PowerWash Simulator
• Sherlock Purr
• Comedy Quest
• Perky Little Things
• The Case of the Golden Idol

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton

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Cast your minds back to the start of the year, in the dank, dark depths of winter, when our intrepid hosts, full of hope and joy, set out their stalls with their most hotly anticipated games of the year and risked it all to be crowned Best Boy 2026.

Fast forward to late June: sweltering heat, the world in a state of turmoil, the perfect time to check in on how they're getting on. What are their scores so far? Any delays? Has Novellie's Curse struck again? The Boys will have a chance to change course by swapping out a game, but will they waver?

But before that, we catch up with Pierre's honeymoon in the Land of the Rising Sun, Sarah's gnarly experience with game customisation and Glenn's HD-2D adventures.

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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 Age of Empires II Tourney, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.

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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:

• OlliOlli World
• Cuphead
• The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
• Octopath Traveler
• Devil May Cry
• 007: First Light
• Mewgenics
• Grave Seasons
• Marvel’s Wolverine
• Panzer Strike
• Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
• My Arms Are Longer Now
• Book Smugglers
• Resident Evil Requiem
• Esoteric Ebb
• Grand Theft Auto VI
• Tides of Tomorrow
• Blitzkrieg
• Command & Conquer
• Steel Division
• Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
• MOUSE: P.I. For Hire
• Kingmakers
• Scarlet Deer Inn
• Mixtape
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
• Grand Theft Auto III
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Red Dead Redemption
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Half-Life 2
• Silent Hill: Townfall
• Onimusha: Way of the Sword
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton

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