Show Notes
The Button Boys are back to defy all expectations, turn everything on its head and redefine everything you hold dear. Or talk about games they thought they didn't like and now they do, whichever's easiest.
This week on the gaming road to Damascus it's all about U-turns. Pierre has done an about-face on story games, Sarah's done a 180 on wacky gunslingers and Glenn's completely Lego of his prejudices with the blocky franchise.
But first, the Boys catch up with what they've been playing. Sarah's immediately broken the rules from last week's podcast, Pierre's embraced it with both hands and Glenn's got a sneak peek at a sequel of one of his all-time favourites.
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Pierre - You Sit There, I'll Stand Here
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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Locomoto
Until Dawn
Directive 8020
Duskers
Split
Dark Wood
Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
Disco Elysium
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Nioh 3
Nioh
Nioh 2
Dead by Daylight
Friday the 13th
Helldivers
Call of Duty Warzone
The Outlast Trials
Outlast 2
Mixtape
A Short Hike
Haven Park
Star Wars Jedi: Power Battles
Dark Souls
Hitman: World of Assassination
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Life is Strange
Red Dead Redemption
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Dr. Mario
Balatro
Slay the Spire
Bordelands 4
Tales from the Borderlands
Formula I 2013
Pro Evolution Soccer 3
Clair Obscure: Expedition 33
Portal
Civilization VI
Civilization VII
Civilization V
Dredge
Stardew Valley
Dordogne
March to Freedom
Elden Ring
Doom
LEGO: Horizon Adventures
LEGO: Dark Knight
Commandos
Hades
Astro Bot
LittleBigPlanet 3
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