The Unlockables Podcast

A light spoiler review of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth featuring discussions involving Final Fantasy VII Remake as well! Links and Social Media! ⁠Linktree to All Socials⁠ ⁠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 sto

Kingdom Hearts X began life as a browser based game that was released in Japan only. It would eventually see release on smartphones as Unchained X and a later rebrand, changing the name once again to Union X. A CGI movie called X Back Cover was included with the 2.8 collection that covered the events of the first half of the story. It is here we first meet the most mysterious figur

I played Ocarina of Time for the first time in 2024. This game and Zelda had long eluded me, but I decided it was finally time to sit down and play it all the way through, once and for all. ⁠⁠⁠Linktree to All Socials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Eric's Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The

Like a lot of people, I got drawn into the galactic conflict featured in Helldivers 2 to spread freedom and managed democracy across the vastness of space. In this episode I give some initial thoughts on my time with Helldivers 2, as well as some pontifications on the nature of Live Service games themselves. ⁠⁠⁠Linktree to All Socials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Eric's

Before we fully move on to Kingdom Hearts 3, a tech demo included in the HD 2.8 collection allows us to spend a few hours with Master Aqua in the Realm of Darkness as she wanders endlessly without hope. Find out how her story ties into the end of Kingdom Hearts 1 and sets the stage for the long awaited Kingdom Hearts 3! ⁠Linktree to All Socials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠�

With the imminent return of Master Xehanort, Yen Sid summons Sora and Riku to undergo the Mark of Mastery Exam. Their objective; enter the Realm of Sleep to unlock the Seven Sleeping Keyholes, restoring seven sleeping worlds to the Realm of Light and acquire the Power of Waking. Things do not go as planned, as Sora and Riku are separated at the beginning and forced to contend with

As the year comes to a close, there was a lot to celebrate in terms of the Unlockables. In this episode I record some of my thoughts on the show in 2023, my changing attitudes towards creating in the space of video game discourse, and the future of the show once my son is born in March 2024. Thank you to all for another incredible year! Linktree to All Socials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠

Kingdom Hearts Coded started as a mobile phone game in Japan before being remade for the Nintendo DS in the form of Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded. Will the mysteries of Jiminy's blank journal finally be revealed? And what will Re:Coded tell us about coming titles in the Kingdom Hearts series? The only clue we have is a mysterious new entry on the final page of the journal. "Their hurting

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

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! ⁠⁠Linktree to All Socials⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Eric's Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Unl