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Button Boys · Yesterday · 47 min

First Impressions: Tutorials and Intros that Stick

This week we're getting to grips with the age-old tutorial. Whether it's boot camp, prison or simply being born every game takes its time to show you the ropes. The Boys look at the seamless, the absurd and the downright clunky attempts at tutorials. But before that, we catch up with what they've been playing. Pierre's switched off his brain with a psychedelic throwback to impenetrable Japanese games, Glenn's having a religious experience with spooky puppets and Sarah's revisiting a game we all thought they'd given up on. To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: ⁠BUTTON BOYS LIVE! 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 Heavy Rain 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: 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom TAMASHIKA Temple Run Denshattack! Dark Souls Demon’s Souls The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Bloodborne The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Blue Prince Crisol: Theater of Idols Blasphemous Red Dead Redemption Horizon Zero Dawn Lies of P Fear the Spotlight Silent Hill Grave Seasons The Eternal Life of Goldman Hell Let Loose: Vietnam MOUSE: P.I. For Hire Helldivers 2 Call of Duty: United Offensive Medal of Honor Frontline Medal of Honor Allied Assault Silent Hill: Townfall 007 First Light Call of Duty: Vanguard Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Heavy Rain Hitman 3 Cairn Prey Terra Invicta Stronghold Halo: Combat Evolved Detroit: Become Human Karma: The Dark World God of War Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This week we're getting to grips with the age-old tutorial. Whether it's boot camp, prison or simply being born every game takes its time to show you the ropes. The Boys look at the seamless, the absurd and the downright clunky attempts at tutorials.

But before that, we catch up with what they've been playing. Pierre's switched off his brain with a psychedelic throwback to impenetrable Japanese games, Glenn's having a religious experience with spooky puppets and Sarah's revisiting a game we all thought they'd given up on.

To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:

⁠BUTTON BOYS LIVE!

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 Heavy Rain 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:

  • 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
  • Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
  • TAMASHIKA
  • Temple Run
  • Denshattack!
  • Dark Souls
  • Demon’s Souls
  • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
  • The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
  • The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
  • Bloodborne
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  • Blue Prince
  • Crisol: Theater of Idols
  • Blasphemous
  • Red Dead Redemption
  • Horizon Zero Dawn
  • Lies of P
  • Fear the Spotlight
  • Silent Hill
  • Grave Seasons
  • The Eternal Life of Goldman
  • Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
  • MOUSE: P.I. For Hire
  • Helldivers 2
  • Call of Duty: United Offensive
  • Medal of Honor Frontline
  • Medal of Honor Allied Assault
  • Silent Hill: Townfall
  • 007 First Light
  • Call of Duty: Vanguard
  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
  • Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
  • Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
  • Heavy Rain
  • Hitman 3
  • Cairn
  • Prey
  • Terra Invicta
  • Stronghold
  • Halo: Combat Evolved
  • Detroit: Become Human
  • Karma: The Dark World
  • God of War

Produced and edited by Ben Drayton

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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