Button Boys

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
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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

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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

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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
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It's Button Boys time again and this week the topic is demos. The evocative sounds of CDs being peeled off magazine covers, the joy of exploiting every last bit of the free level included and the overall disappointment when the full game doesn't live up to the promise of its teaser. This episode has...

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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 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:

Master of Command

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Battlefield 6

Battlefield 1

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

Neon Blood

Tails Noir

The Sinking City

Hitman: World of Assassination

Reanimal

Little Nightmares

Baldur's Gate 3

Dark Souls

The Outer Worlds 2

Abe's Oddysee

MediEvil

Crash Bandicoot

Tekken 3

Dragon Quest

Metal Gear Solid 2

Zone of the Enders

WarGames: DEFCON 1

The Italian Job

Balatro

Crazy Taxi

Resident Evil 2

Resident Evil Village

Resident Evil Requiem

P.T.

Silent Hill

Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time

Dragon's Dogma 2

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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