This week The Veil is buzzing with chatter about Keeper; Pokémon Legends: Z-A and further developments in the BALL x PIT conversation. There’s also a wee bit of Wreckreation, Strange Antiquities and Powerwash Simulator 2. A quick look ahead at November’s release calendar and a cheeky game of Guess the Outro round out proceedings.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:32 Keeper
16:32 Pokémon Legends: Z-A
28:07 BALL x PIT
34:48 Strange Antiquities
40:14 Powerwash Simulator 2
41:25 Wreckreation
45:39 Wishlist or Pishlist November 2025
55:30 Guess the Outro LOST IN TRANSLATION
01:17:14 Outro
It’s kind of Halloween, so it’s time to talk about some kind of spooky games. Little Nightmares III and REANIMAL will do nicely. But if that all sounds a bit scary, fear not, there’s also talk of Megabonk, Battle Suit Aces and Ghost of Yotei.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:49 Little Nightmares III
15:22 REANIMAL
22:00 Megabonk
28:41 Battle Suit Aces
32:27 Ghost of Yotei
40:07 Guess the Outro LOST IN TRANSLATION
01:02:29 Outro
This week, Alex whips out his shiny new ROG Xbox Ally X and plonks it on the table for all to admire. There’s also more talk of BALL x PIT, early impressions of Dispatch, final thoughts on Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles and some chat about Noita.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:41 BALL x PIT
16:56 Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles
21:28 Noita
27:57 ROG Xbox Ally X first impressions
39:27 Dispatch
47:24 Guess the Outro LOST IN TRANSLATION
58:32 Outro
Busy times in The Mimic's Veil this week, as Ben takes us to Tactics Town with Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles and Lewis shares a new found love of Crypt of the Necrodancer (and Ben Starr) and discusses Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC. Meanwhile Alex masterfully juggles balls and floaters in BALL x PIT and Dreams of Another.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:48 Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles
15:09 BALL x PIT
27:48 Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush
32:27 Crypt of the Necrodancer
37:15 Dreams of Another
44:49 Guess the Outro LOST IN TRANSLATION
01:08:28 Outro
This week in The Veil, the regulars get all misty-eyed, looking back on the N64, and in particular Lylat Wars/Star Fox 64. Things fast forward to the present with some talk about the newly released Absolum and the surprisingly-not-terrible-actually Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:47 Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
14:54 Hollow Knight: Silksong
19:36 Absolum
27:29 Lylat Wars
40:55 Guess the Outro LOST IN TRANSLATION
58:46 Outro
Spooky season comes to The Mimic’s Veil this week, as three gnarled old crones hunch over a crooked table, telling tales of Hades II, a game that stars a witch. Witches are spooky. Silksong is also a bit spooky (bugs everywhere!) so there’s some of that. Er… Beacon Patrol isn’t really spooky, and neither are NBA 2K26 or Rematch, but they also get a mention. There’s also a look-ahead to the new releases coming in October 2025 in a spooooooky new segment.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:51 Hades II
14:47 Hollow Knight: Silksong
22:09 Beacon Patrol
32:01 NBA 2K26
34:45 Rematch
37:09 Wishlist or Pishlist October 2025
55:24 Guess the Outro LOST IN TRANSLATION
01:15:15 Outro
In The Mimic's Veil this week, a small group of regulars can be overheard discussing feelings and stuff, possibly inspired by the biggest indie release of the week, Consume Me. There's also talk of Borderlands 4, Henry Halfhead, and your regular helping of Silksong.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:35 Consume Me
16:00 Henry Halfhead
23:20 Hollow Knight: Silksong
34:13 Borderlands 4
43:34 Guess the Outro LOST IN TRANSLATION
01:06:53 Outro
It's a Survivors Corner takeover this week, as our resident bullet heaven boffin Alex walks us through his top 10 survivors-likes. What better way to celebrate the 1.0 release of the excellent Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor? And if you're itching for more Alex and/or survivors-like action, check out his new Twitch channel, AlexSurvives!
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:45 Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
06:06 General Survivors-likes thoughts
17:10 Alex's Top 10 Survivors-likes
48:08 Honourable mentions
53:14 Guess the Outro LOST IN TRANSLATION
01:14:30 Outro
Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally here, and two 3rds of The Mimic's Veil regulars are itching to give their first impressions of one of the most highly anticipated works of art of all time. The other third has been playing A Dream About Parking Lots. Other games covered include Sol Cesto; Everybody's Golf Hot Shots; and BOULDER DASH 40th Anniversary.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:07 Hollow Knight: Silksong
24:01 EVERYBODY'S GOLF HOT SHOTS
33:00 BOULDER DASH 40th Anniversary
37:16 Sol Cesto
44:29 A Dream About Parking Lots
47:56 Guess the Outro LOST IN TRANSLATION
01:02:40 Outro
Rather than twiddling their thumbs waiting for Silksong to end all pain and suffering in the universe, the TMV regulars have been keeping themselves out of trouble by playing Sword of the Sea; and Roger; Is This Seat Taken?; Time Flies; Kill the Brickman; Clair Obscur: Expedition 33; Shovel Knight; Fresh Tracks and Bad Cheese. Let’s listen in…
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:47 Sword of the Sea
14:55 Fresh Tracks
17:42 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
22:03 and Roger
25:01 Time Flies
29:04 Bad Cheese
35:23 Shovel Knight
39:40 Is This Seat Taken?
43:31 Kill the Brickman
47:08 Guess the Outro CONUNDRUM
57:48 Outro
This week, in what proud Yorkshiremen call T’ Veil, the regulars gather round to discuss Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, and how it stacks up next to Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. With all the Silksong buzz, they also return to Hollow Knight, as well as the delightful Öoo, and give some quick impressions on the Lumines Arise demo.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:01 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
13:57 Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
25:09 Hollow Knight
37:24 TMV Venn diagram listener suggestions
41:32 Öoo
51:09 Lumines Arise demo
53:51 Guess the Outro CONUNDRUM
01:09:16 Outro
Let's do some science, shall we? Join your Mimic's Veil regulars as they create a Venn diagram that illustrates exactly where their wildly different gaming tastes intersect. There's talk of Control, there's talk of Lumines, heck there's even some talk of Sonic the Hedgehog as things really start to go off the rails.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:05 Our gaming tastes Venn diagram
47:31 Guess the Outro CONUNDRUM
01:05:09 Outro
It’s a bit of an indie special in The Mimic’s Veil this week, as the regulars discuss D*Fuzed; Back to the Dawn; Word Play; Rift Riff & Clutchtime and somehow find time to discuss the ideal handheld to take away on holiday. Oh, and of course Doronko Wanko.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:49 Back to the Dawn
12:27 Doronko Wanko
17:37 Word Play
24:50 D*Fuzed
30:14 Clutchtime
35:05 Rift Riff
38:35 The ultimate holiday handheld
50:17 Guess the Outro LOST IN TRANSLATION
58:41 Outro
Fancy an update on Donkey Kong Bananza? Wondering what Antro is? Craving a trip down memory lane with Black Mesa? Intrigued by the newest soulslike on the block, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers? Well then you, my friend, have come to the right pub.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:49 Wuchang: Fallen Feathers
18:36 Antro
26:40 Black Mesa
36:44 Donkey Kong Bananza
44:14 Guess the Outro LOST IN TRANSLATION
57:44 Outro
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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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:51 Donkey Kong Bananza
27:04 PS5 Pro first impressions
36:24 Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
41:54 Citizen Sleeper
47:11 Guess the Outro CONUNDRUM
55:45 Outro
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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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:42 1000xRESIST
09:40 Citizen Sleeper
15:45 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
23:00 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
33:47 PATAPON 1+2 REPLAY
37:06 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4
41:20 Blade Chimera
45:48 Guess the Outro CONUNDRUM
1:00:56 Outro
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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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:37 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
16:55 The Alters
29:27 Blade Chimera
38:58 Trainlax
39:59 Stuff It
40:37 Islanders: New Shores
47:37 Guess the Outro CONUNDRUM
1:08:00 Outro
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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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:45 Rematch
19:17 Mortal Kombat 1
30:22 Lost in Random: The Eternal Die
36:25 The Steam Deck Family expands
47:58 Star of Providence
51:00 Guess the Outro CONUNDRUM
01:14:54 Outro
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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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:47 Squeakross: Home Squeak Home
11:23 Episode 50 World Premiere #1
15:11 Tron: Catalyst
22:43 Iconoclasts
28:39 Fast Fusion
30:56 Soulstone: Survivors
35:44 Mario Kart World
36:23 Splatoon 3
39:41 Episode 50 World Premiere #2
42:04 Community Q&A
1:00:43 Episode 50 World Premiere #3
1:01:49 Guess the Outro CONUNDRUM
1:20:49 Outro
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 Riverside
10:21 Date Everything
18:21 The Hundred Line: Last Defence Academy
24:17 Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
30:38 Coolest games of Q2 2025
50:20 Guess the Outro TURBO
1:10:00 Outro