Show Notes
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
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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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