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The Unlockables is a video game podcast about the stories and memories around the games that we play, as well as the stories about the games themselves! The show consists of solo essay style episodes, discussion episodes with guests about particular games, or interviews with other creators in the industry!
The Unlockables hosts Unlockables: The Story of Video Games, a leisure show with 111 episodes published.
Destiny 2 is ending active development. What did Bungie achieve with their sci-fi follow up to Halo, and how will that legacy be remembered as the game enters a state of stasis? Follow the Unlockables on Bluesky! Follow
I've played through Kanto and the original Pokémon adventure dozens of times. But this time, the playthrough felt different, and had me thinking a lot about how my relationship with the series has changed as I've grown u
Pokémon Legends Z-A asked a question that I was genuinely interested in. So of course this sent me into an existential crisis. What do you do when that happens? Podcast about it of course. This episode is my attempt to m
A life update, and some news about 2026 and the future of the Unlockables. Follow the Unlockables on Bluesky! Follow the Unlockables on Instagram! Subscribe to the Unlockables YouTube Channel! Check out the Unlockables o
I have never witnessed in my life such a rush to integrate something into the very fabric of everyday life as I've seen with AI. Within a short time, tech companies are rolling out AI tools into every conceivable service
The original Fire Emblem staring Marth would debut in 1990 for the Famicom and remain a Japan exclusive title for nearly a decade. But at the turn of the millenium, with the surprise success of Advance Wars and popularit
Indie games have grown into an absolutely massive part of the video game industry over the years, and Celeste stands among them as one of the best. A story of self-doubt, mental health, and overcoming life's challenges i
As the Han Dynasty disintegrates and China's Golden Age collapses, heroes and villains rise up to unify the land under their ideals. It's a story that's been told in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Dynast
Hell breaks loose on the Unlockables as today we're taking on hoards of demons in the landmark 1993 game, DOOM! What can Doom teach us about one of the most popular genres of video games? Follow the Unlockables on Bluesk
How do you even approach a game hailed as the greatest RPG ever made? How do you begin to talk about something that's had a bar set for it that's so high, nothing could possible live up to the expectations? Well, like th
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is a phenomenal game that sparks some incredible reflection on the themes of grief, family, and perseverance. But these conversations quickly got drowned out by Game of the Year hype and AAA In
Compared to modern video games, Star Fox on the Super Nintendo looks rudimentary. One of the earliest examples of 3D on a Nintendo system, beneath this simplicity is a story of pushing against hardware limitations and fi
Any new entry in the Monster Hunter series is cause for celebration. With the smash hit Monster Hunter World, tons of new fans discovered the series for the first time. Now with a true successor to World, Capcom looks to
The Guiding Keys min-series and the story of Kingdom Hearts comes to a close. For now. Follow the Unlockables on Bluesky! Follow the Unlockables on Instagram! Subscribe to the Unlockables YouTube Channel! Check out the U
The final game in the Kingdom Hearts series (for now) and the final episode of Guiding Keys is Melody of Memory, a rhythm game that celebrates the incredible music of Kingdom Hearts. Follow the Unlockables on Bluesky! Fo
Our analysis of Kingdom Hearts Dark Road continues. As the plot with the upper classmen thickens, Xehanort finds himself on a road that will ultimately see him become the antagonist of the Kingdom Hearts series. Follow t
We've reached the next game in the Kingdom Hearts series and the penultimate game in our Guiding Keys adventures. Dark Road follows the story of a Young Xehanort training to be a Keyblade Master. What truths will be reve
As 2024 comes to a close, I take some time to reflect on the games I played this year, as well as the State of the show going into 2025. Thank you all again for another incredible year! Follow the Unlockables on Bluesky!
After wanting to play the Sly Cooper series for ages, I finally got some time to dive into the first game on the PS2. Luckily I had Unlockables community member Poppy the Masked Keaton to join me for this discussion! Fol
Adam from The Good, the Bad and the Backlog joins the show to discuss our experience doing a Pokémon Nuzlocke run for the first time. The rules we used for this Nuzlocke run are the base rules: one encounter per route, i
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Unlockables: The Story of Video Games is hosted by The Unlockables. The show is categorised under leisure (games) and has published 111 episodes.
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