The Future is Now: Times When Our Minds Were Blown
About this episode
This episode explores the moments in video games that leave players in awe of technological advancements.
Every person who plays video games has had a moment when their jaw drops, their eyes widen and they find themselves dribbling onto their laps the sheer effort of comprehending the paradigmatic shift in front of them. Ok, maybe not every person. Still, this episode is dedicated to those moments: the times when you just couldn’t believe what a leap forward games had taken; the times when you realised the future was now. From achingly beautiful vistas and hyper-realistic mechanics to dense world-building and the bits where your character, unprompted, scratches their bum, the Boys cover it all. But before all that, Glenn tells a tale of utter humiliation and we catch up with what everyone’s been playing this week. Sarah's had a slight change of heart since last episode's theatrical hatchet job, Pierre's finally on board with Bond, and Glenn, of course, has found an indie game where he can do two jobs at once. To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: Pierre's Edinburgh Show Glenn's Edinburgh Show Sarah's Edinburgh Show 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…
Topics covered
- video games
- game mechanics
- world-building
- gaming experiences
- indie games
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