The Mimic's Veil

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 Flight
24:21 No Stone Unturned
29:17 Cattle Country
35:35 Halls of Torment
37:43 Bzzzt
41:19 Crypt Custodian
45:38 Metaphor: ReFanatzio
49:05 Neva
51:14 Ballionaire
52:56 Windblown
55:28 Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
59:15 Guess the Outro TURBO
01:17:05 Outro

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???

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:26 UFO 50
13:54 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
25:05 Nuclear Gladiators 3000
30:17 Pinball Spire
34:32 Mouthwashing
43:10 Guess the Outro TURBO
54:28 Outro

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.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:45 Metaphor: ReFantazio
11:05 Games Alex wants to go back to
26:00 Games Lewis wants to go back to
44:37 Games Ben wants to go back to
54:39 Guess the Outro TURBO
01:13:58 Outro

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.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:25 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
33:15 Ride 5
39:30 Halls of Torment
43:36 RoGlass
48:31 Resident Evil 2
52:42 Guess the Outro TURBO
01:12:01 Outro

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.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:31 The Plucky Squire
15:17 Balatro
19:26 Peglin
22:17 Tactical Breach Wizards
30:08 Test Drive: Solar Crown
36:39 Guess the Outro TURBO
53:08 Outro

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.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:10 Arco
12:03 Monster Jam Showdown
17:37 Tiebreak Tennis
23:07 Star Wars Outlaws
27:27 Balatro
31:54 Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon
42:20 Fields of Mistria
53:18 Listener giveaway
55:57 Guess the Outro
01:08:51

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.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:32 Returnal
12:50 Mars 2120
21:38 ONE BTN BOSSES
31:18 Guess the Outro TURBO
45:03 Outro

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.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:30 Astro Bot spoiler-free discussion
46:55 Guess the Outro TURBO
55:29 Outro
56:12 Astro Bot spoilers

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.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:36 Phantom Spark
16:47 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
25:23 Alan Wake II
31:28 Cat Quest
36:58 Guess the Outro TURBO
46:57 Outro

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.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:49 Thank Goodness You're Here!
13:25 Alan Wake II
19:00 Nerd Survivors
26:04 Death Stranding
32:19 Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
35:57 Hauntii
41:12 Guess the Outro TURBO
55:29 Outro