Button Boys

Say bye-bye April and hi-hi to this week's episode of Button Boys, not to be confused with the global smash-hit podcast Bunting Boys, who claim to "put the bants in bunts".

Back from the far reaches of the globe the Boys have been set the task of pitching their dream games. Each host takes it in turns to talk you through their vision and win your hearts. Head over to Discord to vote on what you think could be the Button Boys' first billion-dollar franchise.

But before they go all Jordan Belfort on you, the Boys catch up on what they've been playing over the last few weeks. Sarah's found themself straddling the old and new, Pierre's got his hands on an early access code for one of his favourite franchises and Glenn's been hanging out with an underage android. Press play to find out why that's not problematic.

To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:

Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I'll Stand Here⁠

⁠Sarah's New York 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:

Pokémon Red

Pokémon Scarlet

Stardew Valley

Pokémon: Let’s Go

A Short Hike

Hell Let Loose: Vietnam

Vampire Crawlers

Vampire Survivors

Blue Prince

Pragmata

The Last of Us

Dead Space

Mass Effect

Alan Wake

Pipe Dream

Crusader Kings III

Age of Empires

The Sims

Doki Doki Literature Club!

The Sims: Spooky Stuff

Discounty

Dave the Diver

Coffee Talk

Tavern Talk

This War of Mine

Commandos 3

Until Dawn

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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Welcome to our inaugural Ask Button Boys Anything episode, where we take gaming-related questions, and I cannot stress enough, *gaming-related questions* from you, the listener.

Questions we won't be answering:

What's your recommendation for the best Thai food south of the river?

What are your bank details?

Fold or scrunch?

Does Italy actually exist?

To find out the questions we will be answering, alongside what the Boys have been up to over the past week and Taylor Swift's deleted track, press play now!

To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:

Glenn and Producer Ben - ⁠The Audience VS⁠

Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I'll Stand Here⁠

Glenn - ⁠Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore

⁠Sarah's New York 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

Mario Party

Pokémon Stadium

Consume Me

Blue Prince

Return of the Obra Dinn

Europa Universalis IV

Hearts of Iron IV

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

What Remains of Edith Finch

Papers

Muppets Inside

Crash Team Racing

Soul Reaver: Legacy of Kain

Spyro the Dragon

Final Fantasy IX

Age of Empires

Command & Conquer

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

The Last of Us

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

God of War

Red Dead Redemption 2

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Elden Ring

Dark Souls

The Last of Us Part II

Disco Elysium

Age of Empires II: The Conquerors

Cyberpunk 2077

The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine

The Sims 2: University

The Sims: Hot Date

The Sims 2: Pets

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

Starfield

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Fallout 3

Fallout 4

Split Fiction

Resident Evil Requiem

Crash Bandicoot

TOCA Touring Cars

Colin McRae Rally

Age of Empires II

Command & Conquer: Red Alert

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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Fling wide your windows and turn your stereos up to ten because it's a brand-spanking-new episode of Button Boys and everyone needs to know about it.

We live in the busiest era in human history*, constantly distracted by work, love life, eating, sleeping and breathing with no time for what matters: gaming. Steam sales, recommendations, gifts and impulse purchases have left us with an intimidatingly large pile of games that get buried over time.

This week, Sarah, Pierre and Glenn are tasked with painstakingly excavating this hoard like a crack team of archaeologists to reveal whether it's a Sutton Hoo or Sutton Poo they've been sitting on all these years.

But first, the Boys catch up on what they've been playing this week as Sarah's been scared sick, Glenn's cringing through an old classic and Pierre's struggling to get a word in edgeways.

*Citation needed

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:

Final Fantasy XIII

Resident Evil: Requiem

Resident Evil 2

The Last of Us

Resident Evil 2 Remake

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined

Oxenfree

Oxenfree II: Lost Signals

This War of Mine

Frostpunk

Songs of Syx

Planescape: Torment

Monaco: What's Yours is Mine

Quantum Break

Date Boy

taking My Dark Knight Girlfriend to the corner store

Stardew Valley

Call of Duty: Warzone

Balatro

Pillars of Eternity II

Apotheon

FIFA 19

FIFA 20

LEGO DC Super-Villains

Stronghold 3

Stronghold 2

Pippa Funnel: The Stud Farm Inheritance

Blue Prince

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine

South of Midnight

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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It's another episode of Button Boys, kicking down your door, fist-pumping, screaming "woo" in your face and celebrating its own release. That's right, the Boys are amped this week, reliving their greatest gaming highs. From saving the planet to skin-of the-teeth boss battles, we'll be discussing those unforgettable moments that only other gamers can really understand.

But not before a check-in on what the Boys have been playing. Sarah's plodding along, Glenn's trying to extract himself from a potential flop and Pierre's left unimpressed by a medieval facsimile.

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

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings

Drop Duchy

Tetris

Mad Carnage

Dorfromantik

Resident Evil Requiem

A Short Hike

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Tchia

Marathon

Call of Duty: Warzone

Fortnite

ARC Raiders

Highguard

Concord

Helldivers

Escape from Tarkov

Helldivers II

World of Warcraft

Final Fantasy VIII

Dragon Quest VIII

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Medal of Honor

LittleBigPlanet 3

REANIMAL

Dark Souls III

Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Demon's Souls

Factorio

Overcooked

The Lion King

Aladdin

Blue Prince

Rayman Legends

Astro Bot

Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Cuphead

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Hitman: World of Assassination

GoldenEye 007

TimeSplitters

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton

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It's Button Boy time, gather round. This week the Boys are returning to their favourite topic, not poo, but "yes please" moments: satisfying game design, thoughtful additions and quirky bonuses that just do it for you. From ladders to levelling up, the Boys, with the help of your contributions, shine a light on gaming moments that rarely get the praise they deserve.

Pierre's been all alone with his thoughts this week as he struggles to find time to game on the road, Sarah's been tricked again in the bargain basement and Glenn's left entertained but unspooked by his latest horror foray.

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:

Oxenfree

Love Island: The Game

Mad Carnage

Forge of Empires

Crazy Taxi

Dorfromantik

Balatro

My Arms Are Longer Now

Resident Evil Requiem

The Last of Us: Part II

Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Planet of Lana

Inside

Limbo

Little Nightmares

It Takes Two

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

Call of Duty: Warzone

Skate Story

Marvel's Spider-Man

Hades

Alien: Isolation

Hell Let Loose

Red Orchestra

Steel Division

Resident Evil 2

The Sinking City

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Grand Theft Auto IV

Death Stranding

Red Dead Redemption 2

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Dead Space

Helldivers 2

Karma: The Dark World

Cyberpunk 2077

Hitman: World of Assassination

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Baldur's Gate 3

Discounty

Plate Up!

Final Fantasy XII

Pillars of Eternity

Overcooked

Sekiro

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton

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