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The Unlockables: The Story of Video Games

The Unlockables Podcast

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Frequency: 1 episode/10d. Total Eps: 100

The story of video games, the people who play them, and the memories made along the way.

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - videoGames
14/01/2025
#94
🇬🇧 Great Britain - videoGames
07/09/2024
#69

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https://twitter.com/UnlockablesPod
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https://twitter.com/SwitchUpPod
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Kingdom Hearts 3: Part 1 - Introduction | Guiding Keys: The Story of Kingdom Hearts

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 • Duration 01:56:10

At long last, our Guiding Keys journey brings us to the game that was the catalyst for this journey in the first place. Kingdom Hearts 3. You know the drill by now. A brief introduction featuring general information, first thoughts, gameplay and development history is followed by a dive into the story. The shadow of Xehanort looms large.

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⁠⁠Eric's Twitter⁠⁠

⁠⁠Unlockables Twitter⁠⁠

⁠⁠Unlockables Instagram⁠

The Unlockables is a video game podcast about people's stories and memories around the video games they play, as well as the story of video games themselves! Each week a guest or guests join Eric on the show to talk about the games that meant the most to them growing up, the games they love now, and memories they have with friends, family, loved ones, or even themselves about playing videogames. There are also some solo episodes sprinkled in with random topics related to anything and everything video games!

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State of the Industry 2024 feat. Rob and Kelvin of the Gaming Duo

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 • Duration 02:13:00

The annual State of the Industry episode is here! Kelvin and Rob from the Gaming Duo stop by to talk about the Big 3, leaks, trailers, layoffs and everything in-between with a positive spin!

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Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep: Part 4 - Where They Wait For Him (Epilogue) - Guiding Keys: The Story of Kingdom Hearts

Wednesday, December 6, 2023 • Duration 01:14:15

We've wrapped up our playthrough of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and its time to connect the lingering plot threads. In this episode we go over the Blank Points secret ending, Xehanort's reports, and one final scene that takes place after the credits that ties the whole series together. Linktree to All Socials⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Eric's Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Unlockables is a video game podcast about people's stories and memories around the video games they play, as well as the story of video games themselves! Each week a guest or guests join Eric on the show to talk about the games that meant the most to them growing up, the games they love now, and memories they have with friends, family, loved ones, or even themselves about playing videogames. There are also some solo episodes sprinkled in with random topics related to anything and everything video games!

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The 2023 Corporate Game Awards

Monday, December 4, 2023 • Duration 10:06

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the 2023 Corporate Game Awards! Before we celebrate the games, lets celebrate the cold, calculating, ruthless quest for industry efficiency and maximum shareholder value!

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Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep: Part 3 - Aqua - Guiding Keys: The Story of Kingdom Hearts

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 • Duration 01:17:46

Part 3 of Birth by Sleep is here! Aqua achieves her lifetime goal of becoming a Keyblade Master, but this creates turmoil as she struggles to fulfill her duties as a master and balance her relationship with her friends. Can Aqua pull her friends together to overcome the schemes of Xehanort? ⁠⁠Linktree to All Socials⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Eric's Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Podcast Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Podcast Instagram⁠⁠⁠ The Unlockables is a video game podcast about people's stories and memories around the video games they play, as well as the story of video games themselves! Each week a guest or guests join Eric on the show to talk about the games that meant the most to them growing up, the games they love now, and memories they have with friends, family, loved ones, or even themselves about playing videogames. There are also some solo episodes sprinkled in with random topics related to anything and everything video games!

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Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep: Part 2 - Ventus - Guiding Keys: The Story of Kingdom Hearts

Thursday, November 16, 2023 • Duration 01:09:46

With Terra's fate unknown, we turn now to the story of Ventus for more answers. Who is the mysterious Vanitas? What is the true nature of the X-blade and what is Xehanort's ultimate plan? The lore becomes deeper on this episode of Guiding Keys! ⁠Linktree to All Socials⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Eric's Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Podcast Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Podcast Instagram⁠⁠ The Unlockables is a video game podcast about people's stories and memories around the video games they play, as well as the story of video games themselves! Each week a guest or guests join Eric on the show to talk about the games that meant the most to them growing up, the games they love now, and memories they have with friends, family, loved ones, or even themselves about playing videogames. There are also some solo episodes sprinkled in with random topics related to anything and everything video games!

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Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep: Part 1 - Terra - Guiding Keys: The Story of Kingdom Hearts

Thursday, October 26, 2023 • Duration 02:13:28

We've learned a lot through the first four Kingdom Hearts games, but everything you think you know is about to change with Birth By Sleep. In part one we'll focus on the first of the game's three protagonists, Terra, whose struggles with the darkness and flaws cause tragedy. We are also introduced to the overarching antagonist of the Dark Seeker Saga, Master Xehanort, whose careful plotting behind the scenes has influenced the events in the previous games. Linktree to All Socials⁠ ⁠Eric's Twitter⁠ ⁠Podcast Twitter⁠ ⁠Podcast Instagram⁠ The Unlockables is a video game podcast about people's stories and memories around the video games they play, as well as the story of video games themselves! Each week a guest or guests join Eric on the show to talk about the games that meant the most to them growing up, the games they love now, and memories they have with friends, family, loved ones, or even themselves about playing videogames. There are also some solo episodes sprinkled in with random topics related to anything and everything video games!

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The Human Element of Video Games

Wednesday, October 11, 2023 • Duration 28:30

We spend so much time talking about games, but as the industry has grown, the practice of making them has become unsustainable. Long development cycles with crunch that chew people up and spit them out have become the norm, while most studios seem like the are one underperforming game away from failure. I had some thoughts about the human cost of making games and I wanted to get them on paper.

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The Fall of Overwatch?

Wednesday, September 20, 2023 • Duration 01:05:00

From Game of the Year and critical acclaim in 2016, to the most negatively reviewed game on Steam in 2023. Overwatch's journey as a game is a fascinating story, inextricably linked with the turmoil at Activision Blizzard and growing trends in the industry overall. Eric rambles about his extensive time with Overwatch 1 and identifies a few key points where he thinks it all started to go wrong. Linktree to All Socials Eric's Twitter Podcast Twitter Podcast Instagram The Unlockables is a video game podcast about people's stories and memories around the video games they play, as well as the story of video games themselves! Each week a guest or guests join Eric on the show to talk about the games that meant the most to them growing up, the games they love now, and memories they have with friends, family, loved ones, or even themselves about playing videogames. There are also some solo episodes sprinkled in with random topics related to anything and everything video games!

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Super Mario RPG: Subverting Expectations While Remaining Mario

Wednesday, September 6, 2023 • Duration 32:30

With a remake of Super Mario RPG due out in a few short months I decided to revisit the original for the first time in over 15 years to see what made Mario's swan song on the Super Nintendo something special. Linktree to All Socials Eric's Twitter Podcast Twitter Podcast Instagram The Unlockables is a video game podcast about people's stories and memories around the video games they play, as well as the story of video games themselves! Each week a guest or guests join Eric on the show to talk about the games that meant the most to them growing up, the games they love now, and memories they have with friends, family, loved ones, or even themselves about playing videogames. There are also some solo episodes sprinkled in with random topics related to anything and everything video games!

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The Unlockables: The Story of Video Games – Details, episodes & analysis

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