The Mimic's Veil

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. Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedback ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast, and join our members-only Discord...

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 . Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedback ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you'd like to support us, receive...

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 . Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedback ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast...

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. Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedback ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast, and join our m...

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. Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedback ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast, and join our members-only Discord, throw a...

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. Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedback ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast...

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. Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedback ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast, and join our members-only Discord, t...

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. Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedback ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast, an...

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. Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedback ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you'd like to support us, receive a...

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 . Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedback ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast, and join our members-only Di...

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 . Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedbac...

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 . Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedback ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast, and join our members-only Discord, throw a pound in the pint glass...

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. Sounds cool? Cool. Pop along to Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to...

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. Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedback ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly...

We've been busy beavers this week. Alex has played Nuclear Gladiators 3000 and Pinball Spire ; Ben dabbled in UFO 50 & Mouthwashing and Lewis has been chipping away at The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom . But has he warmed to its charms??? Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedback ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ . If you'd like to support us, receive a...

If the classic combo of video games, Martine McCutcheon and chorizo sounds like a good time to you, you've come to the right place. We give our first impressions of Metaphor: ReFantazio before bravely staring our backlogs in the face and daring to tackle them. Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedback ⁠here⁠ . If you'd like to support us,...

This week we've all been playing the absolute peahat out of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom . Listen in to hear our thoughts on that little beauty, as well as Ride 5, Halls of Torment, RoGlass and Resident Evil 2 . Send in your Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedback ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ . If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast, and j...

On this episode, your TMV regulars chat about The Plucky Squire, Balatro, Test Drive: Solar Crown and Tactical Breach Wizards . They then round things out with our first ever listener-submitted Guess the Outro. Send in your own Guess the Outro suggestions, along with other questions, discussion topics and feedback here . If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast, and join our me...

No, that's not a typo in the episode title. Well, it is, but it's intentional. Listen in to find out what that's all about, as well as how to take part in our first giveaway and thoughts on Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon , Fields of Mistria , Monster Jam Showdown , Star Wars Outlaws and Arco . If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast, and join our members-only Discord, throw...

On this episode, we share some pro cheese mage strats for beating games like Returnal , and give our verdict on recent indie releases Mars 2120 and ONE BTN BOSSES . If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast, and join our members-only Discord, throw a pound in the pint glass on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:32 Returnal 12:50 Mars 2120 21:38 ONE BTN BOSSES 31:18...

Join us for a spoiler-free deep dive on Astro Bot (here's one spoiler though - it's great). And hey, if you've already played Astro Bot and are desperate to hear the juicy stuff, from 56:16 there's roughly 15 minutes of bonus spoiler chat for the first couple of worlds. If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast, and join our members-only Discord, throw a pound in the pint glass...

This week we share our thoughts on Phantom Spark, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Cat Quest and a cheeky wee update on Alan Wake II , amongst all the usual tomfoolery. If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast, and join our members-only Discord, throw a pound in the pint glass on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:36 Phantom Spark 16:47 Prince of Persia: The Lost Cr...

This week on (or in?) The Mimic's Veil, we review Thank Goodness You're Here! and give our initial impressions on Nerd Survivors , as well as updated thoughts on Death Stranding , Alan Wake II, Hauntii and Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess . If you'd like to support us, receive a monthly bonus podcast, and join our members-only Discord, throw a pound in the pint glass on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Timestam...

This week, your TMV regulars discuss calculators, spreadsheets and sexy 1990s printouts of Lara Croft. We also suggest some games for each other to play, including Lorelei and the Laser Eyes . If you'd like to support us and join our members-only Discord, throw a pound in the pint glass on ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ . Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:16 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes 08:44 Toem 17:18 Hauntii 23:47 Alan W...

Welcome, one and all, to this bumper edition of The Mimic's Veil, featuring Ender Lillies: Quietus of the Knights ; Walkabout Mini Golf - Wallace & Gromit ; Linkito and Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble . If you'd like to support us and join our members-only Discord, throw a pound in the pint glass on ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ . Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:28 Walkabout Mini Golf - Wallace & Gromit 12:49 Li...