Show Notes
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.
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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
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