The Mimic's Veil

There's a bit of a rock-breaking theme in The Veil this week, with Donkey Kong Bananza and Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor being the big topics. There's also some more PS5 Pro talk, including very, very early impressions of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.

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00:00 Intro

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In The Mimic’s Veil today, watch out Digital Foundry, because Lewis gives us a technical breakdown of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s Steam Deck performance. Alex finds his rhythm in PATAPON 1+2 REPLAY, and gets lost in the hekki good 1000xRESIST. Meanwhile Ben has a sordid confession, and an update on his progress in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

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You'd be forgiven for thinking the world's gone topsy-turvy this week as Alex plays a Switch 2 game (Islanders: New Shores) and ruddy Lewis plays a ruddy Steam game (Blade Chimera). But don't worry, Ben's played a JRPG (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth) so all is well with the cosmos. Oh, there's also some talk about The Alters and then a tangent about AI, but sadly not the only AI that matters, our lord and saviour Allen Iverson.

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The Veil welcomes in lager-swilling hooligans and prawn sandwich munchers alike today, as we discuss a beautiful game based on the beautiful game: Rematch. Things then get a bit tasty as we move on to Mortal Kombat 1 and Lost in Random: The Eternal Die. Have some of that.

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It's celebration time in The Mimic's Veil this week, as we commemorate our 50th episode with some exciting updates, a little community Q&A, and all the usual game chat, including Tron: Catalyst; Soulstone: Survivors; Splatoon 3; Iconoclasts; Fast Fusion and Squeakross: Home Squeak Home.

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Ruffy and the Riverside; Date Everything; The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy; a look back at the games of Q2 2025 AND a look ahead at what's coming? Surely that leaves no time for a silly little quiz at the end? SURELY!?!

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:40 Ruffy and the Riv

This week, our beloved barflies dive back into The Wind Waker, thanks to its recent Switch 2 release. There's also a load of indie love, in the form of Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo and a selection of treats from the most recent Steam Next Fest.

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00:00 Intro

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The Switch 2 is the hot topic this week, as the TMV regulars give their early thoughts on Nintendo's shiny new console; Mario Kart World; Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour and Fast Fusion. Oh and there's also been a bunch of cool games announced at the various summer showcases, so there's a bit of that too.

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It’s Switch 2 release day! What better way to celebrate than by largely ignoring it, and instead chatting about Elden Ring: Nightreign; PaperKlay; Night in The Woods and Animal Crossing: New Horizons?

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:32 Elden Ring: Nightreign

26:38 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

30:

With the Switch 2 just one week away, Lewis furiously scrambles to get Triangle Strategy off his backlog and Alex plays with something dangly whilst pretending to work (Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo & Desktop Survivors 98). Ben takes us to tactics town with StarVaders and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown; and there’s even time to discuss the hidden gem, American Arcadia.

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As expected, we're all over the shop this week, playing a little bit of this, and a little bit of that. The big 'un is The Midnight Walk, but we also share our thoughts on Drop Duchy, Preserve, Despelote, Bionic Bay, Fireball 2, and Deck of Haunts.

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It's 'French Night' in The Mimic's Veil, so Alex and Ben put on their most stylish outfits and sit down for a candlelit dinner as they discuss Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. High on cheese and wine, they stumble into Survivor's Corner on the way home, and proceed to chat about Yet Another Zombie Survivors; Gunbot Diplomacy; and Hordes of Fate: A Hand of Fate Adventure. Oh, and SpreadCheat.

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Well howdy folks, this here's a tale o' three boys who shoulda known better than to mess with ol' Two-Toed Tom down by the river... ahem... You'll need to read that in a deep south accent for it to make sense. Or just listen to us talk about South of Midnight, as well as Rogue: Genesia and TT Isle Of Man: Ride on the Edge 3.

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With the Switch approaching end of life, we cast a critical eye over where it stands next to its ancestors, as we rank every Nintendo home console. We also discuss Promise Mascot Agency, Asgard’s Fall, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and Wandersong.

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This week in The Veil, the regulars have a big old chinwag about the alleged Game of the Year contender, Blue Prince. There's also talk of Puffies, Star Overdrive and more random tangents than you can shake a turnip at.

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Loads of games to chat about this week - Nubby's Number Factory; The First Berserker: Khazan; Under Defeat; Fire Emblem: Awakening; Dungeon Encounters; Breakout Beyond and Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Strap in for a big one.

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00:00 Int...

We're all about the Nintendo Switch 2 this week - the games, the hardware, the pricing, and everything in between. Let us know what you think of all the Nintendo Switch 2 news and the subsequent discourse, and if you're pre-ordering one directly from Nintendo, you can help us out by using our ⁠affiliate link⁠.

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This week, the pub is abuzz with idle chatter about last week's Nintendo Direct, Assassin's Creed Shadows; Mullet Mad Jack; Wanderstop and various other odds and sods.

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00:00 Intro
00:44 Assassin's Creed Shadows
21:00 Mullet Mad Jack
27:37 Taste Invader
31:52 Wanderstop
40:52 Rogue Bricks
42:49 Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Mat

In the world's most suspiciously quiet pub this week, the regulars discuss the coolest games of the first quarter of 2025, including Avowed and Two Point Museum, and look back on the 2024 hidden gem, Children of the Sun.

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In The Veil this week, there's talk of one hot new game - Split Fiction - and two stone cold Nintendo classics, Metroid Dread and Fire Emblem: Awakening. Lewis also confesses to his Skyrim dalliances before we discover if the guys can maintain their phenomenal winning streak in Guess the Outro.

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This time around in The Veil, our merry band of barflies talk Keep Driving; Skyrim; Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii and Chroma Squad . There's also highlights of the recent Steam Next Fest, including Is This Seat Taken?; Promise Mascot Agency and Asgard's Fall - Viking Survivors.

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This week in the Mimic’s Veil, we give our first impressions of Avowed, as well as our thoughts on (deep breath) Coffee Talk; Avowed; Karate Survivor; Unicorn Overlord; Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders; Dogman: Missions Impawsible; Mad Streets and Death Howl. Surely we can't squeeze in a game of Guess the Outro at the end? Can we???

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This week we bang our heads against the brick wall that is Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, before calming our frayed nerves with some chat about Achilles Survivor; Sea of Stars and Final Fantasy VII Remake.

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00:00 Intro
00:32 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
12:51 Achilles Survivor
20:17 Our individual Games of the Decade lists
27:38 Sea of Stars
31:54 New game abstinence check-in
35:47 Final Fantasy VII Remake
41:00 What we're playing n

Last week, we came up with a rather long shortlist of the coolest games of the decade so far. Today, we chop that list in half and rank the remaining ten, using the most objective and scientific methods available.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:38 Games of the decade - the ranking
52:20 Guess the Outro TIMEBOMB
01:04:47 Outro

Since we're just over the halfway point of the decade, we take a look back and build a shortlist of the games of the decade so far. Oh, and we discuss Eternal Strands, which probably won't be on that list.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:27 Eternal Strands
11:55 Games of the decade - the shortlist
57:01 Guess the Outro TIMEBOMB
01:02:08 Outro

This week, there's a big old review discussion about Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, a teeny bit of Sociable Soccer 25 and a one-man gushfest on Final Fantasy VII Remake.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:22 Final Fantasy VII Remake
13:47 Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
34:45 Sociable Soccer 25
44:55 Guess the Outro TIMEBOMB
50:29 Outro

This week, your TMV regulars discuss last week's quite-good-actually Xbox Developer_Direct, as well as other hot topics like which Power Rangers they used to pretend to be.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:22 Xbox Developer_Direct 2025
29:27 Clickolding
30:55 Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind
35:41 Marvel Rivals
39:20 Lewis has read a book
41:22 Nine Sols
43:25 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
46:23 Guess the Outro TIMEBOMB
01:00:27 Outro

This week in The Veil (that's what the cool kids are calling it) the regulars are buzzing about the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal, along with everything they've played this week, including Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel; Nine Sols and Neva.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:32 Neva
13:12 Nintendo Switch 2 reveal reactions
31:37 Nine Sols
40:55 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
42:14 Sociable Soccer
44:12 Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
48:50 Guess th

The Mimic's Veil opens its doors once again, to welcome all manner of gaming chat and relentless buffoonery, including Ballionaire, Clickolding, Sea of Stars, Diceomancer and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:25 Ballionaire
12:55 Diceomancer
19:35 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
28:52 Clickolding
34:09 Sea of Stars
37:14 A solemn vow for 2025
46:04 Guess the Outro TURBO
01:08:21 Outro

It's January. It sucks. We get it. But the fire is warm in The Mimic's Veil, so plonk yourself down and enjoy listening to three blithering idiots talk about the upcoming gaming releases of 2025.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:28 2025 Preview
55:00 Guess the Outro TURBO
01:14:06 Outro

Happy new year! We kick off 2025 by catching up about what we've played over the festive period, including Yakuza 0, Entropy Survivors, Arctic Eggs, Halo and Diablo IV.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:36 Diablo IV
12:20 Halo: Master Chief Collection
19:00 Balatro
21:29 Yakuza 0
28:50 Conan Throwbrien
34:08 Arctic Eggs
40:15 Entropy Survivors
47:15 Guess the Outro TURBO
56:46 Outro

The festive spirit is in full swing at The Mimic's Veil this week, as we have a little chat about Stellar Blade before the Bucks Fizz kicks in and the usual tightly structured professionalism goes out of the window.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:23 Stellar Blade
10:09 A festive surprise...
01:01:33 Outro

This week we give our thoughts on Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, Loco Motive, Is This Game Trying to Kill Me? and The Lamplighters League, amongst all the usual shenanigans.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:30 Indiana Jones and The Great Circle
17:33 The Lamplighters League
24:54 Rollercoaster Tycoon (sort of)
27:45 Loco Motive
37:52 Is This Game Trying to Kill Me?
43:44 Cobalt Core
46:42 Gues

Game of the year season is in full swing, and it's the talk of The Mimic's Veil this week, as we gush over nothing but the coolest games of 2024, before plummeting back down to earth to play Guess the Outro TURBO.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:30 Balatro
08:10 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
15:38 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
23:50 Metaphor: ReFantazio
34:10...

It's a packed one this week, folks. We get all nostalgic for the PS1, Wipeout and, to a lesser extent, Homebase. We also discuss Dead Cells, Thronefall, Yakuza 0 and Nine Sols before descending into the madness that is Guess the Outro TURBO.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:30 Nine Sols
13:10 Dead Cells
20:05 PlayStation's 30th anniversary
22:02 Wipeout
28:00 Star Wars Jedi Surv...

The hot topics in The Mimic's Veil this week are the shiny new PS5 Pro, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Tetris Forever, Neo Harbor Rescue Squad, Star Wars Jedi Survivor and Toads of the Bayou.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:16 Toads of the Bayou
16:00 Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania
21:45 Tetris Forever
29:22 PS5 Pro / Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered
35:52 Star Wars Jedi Survivo...

What a horrible night to have a curse. Still, you can drown your sorrows at The Mimic's Veil, where the topics are: Best games to play whilst doing other things; Metal Slug Tactics and a double whammy of Belmont buffoonery, with Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:29 Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevani...

On this episode, we talk about our favourite gaming peripherals, Wilmot Works it Out, Slay the Princess, Persona 5 Royal and Sonic X Shadow Generations.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:30 Sonic X Shadow Generations
11:36 Wilmot Works it Out
18:47 Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut
26:14 Cool Game Club For Cool Game Clubbers
29:25 Persona 5 Royal
37:10 Braid
41:00 Best Gami...

Yep, we're really doing it, and we're really calling it Cool Game Club For Cool Game Clubbers. It's like a book club, but for cool people like you.

On this episode we pitch ideas, then it's down to our beautiful Patrons to vote on which game they'd like to play, alongside us, before we all check back in a few weeks to share our thoughts on it.

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If you'd like to support us, re...

Recorded live in front of a studio audience (a cat), this episode covers all manner of gaming topics, including our thoughts on this year's EGX, as well as first impressions of Super Mario Party Jamboree, Neva, Crypt Custodian and Bzzzt.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:46 Super Mario Party Jamboree
11:00 EGX 2024
13:24 Little Nightmares 3
17:40 ModRetro Chromatic
21:16 Rogue Flig...