Button Boys

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

⁠Glenn's Edinburgh Show

⁠Sarah's Edinburgh Show

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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.

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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.

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 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:

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.

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 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:

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!

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 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:

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.

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 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:

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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