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Gather ye around the fire as three unwise men come bearing gifts, namely some relaxed chat about some of the best 'old' games they've played in 2025.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:12 Mortal Kombat 1

09:55 The Best 'Old' Games of 2025

34:22 ‘Old’ Games we want to play

46:28 Guess the Outro LOST IN TRANSLATION

01:02:22 Outro

The Mimic's Veil is positively vibrating with game of the year chat. It's been a heck of a year for games, and the TMV regulars have dabbled in many of them, so it's time to highlight the very best and rank those bad boys. It's a long one, so grab yourself a festive tipple and enjoy!

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:42 The Coolies 2025 - The Shortlist

54:18 Intermission

54:51 The Coolies 2025 - The Ranking

01:21:43 Guess the Outro LOST IN TRANSLATION

01:37:38 Outro

The Mimic's Veil gang give their initial thoughts on Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, which you can only listen to if you own the relevant amiibo, otherwise this episode is just an hour of ambient humming. Big new release aside, there's also talk of The Berlin Apartment; Sektori; Hypno Halo; Simogo Legacy Collection; Monsters are Coming! Rock & Road and the Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls beta.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:42 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

24:30 The Berlin Apartment

29:30 Sektori

34:48 Hypno Halo

37:05 Simogo Legacy Collection

40:55 Monsters are Coming! Rock & Road

43:56 Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls

46:22 Guess the Outro CONUNDRUM 

01:01:49 Outro

December is here, and that means it's time for Wishlist or Pishlist, alongside thoughts on Death Stranding 2; Webbed; Marvel Cosmic Invasion; Pools and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:06 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

11:38 Webbed

19:16 Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment

24:52 Marvel Cosmic Invasion

29:40 Pools

35:39 Subliminal demo

41:00 Wishlist or Pishlist December 2025

48:19 Guess the Outro LOST IN TRANSLATION

01:04:47 Outro

This week, the regulars put down ARC Raiders long enough to get stuck into some other recent releases - Lumines Arise; Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment and Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection. There’s also further thoughts on Öoo and whether it’s possible to pick up an old Baldur’s Gate 3 save without losing your mind.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:41 Lumines Arise

14:44 Öoo

20:00 Baldur’s Gate 3

25:11 Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection

33:54 Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment

41:57 The Outer Worlds 2

42:42 Guess the Outro LOST IN TRANSLATION

01:00:30 Outro

Last week, the TMV regulars briefly tossed around the crazy notion of playing ARC Raiders. Oh how they laughed. This week, they spend bloody ages talking about ARC Raiders. There’s also a sprinkling of indies for good measure, including Detective Dotson, Sektori, and closing thoughts on Dispatch.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:49 ARC Raiders

30:57 Detective Dotson

36:11 Dispatch

37:19 FBC Firebreak

40:02 Sektori

43:04 Guess the Outro LOST IN TRANSLATION

59:35 Outro

This week in The Veil, the belligerent barflies get together with updated thoughts on Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Keeper and Dispatch. There's also talk of Cassette Beasts, The Outer Worlds 2 and of course, some Guess the Outro action at the end.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:28 Dispatch

14:10 Keeper

17:23 Pokémon Legends: Z-A

20:28 Cassette Beasts

27:35 The Outer Worlds 2

37:43 Guess the Outro LOST IN TRANSLATION

51:41 Outro

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