The Guiding Keys mini-series and the story of Kingdom Hearts comes to a close. For now.
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The final game in the Kingdom Hearts series and the final episode of Guiding Keys is Melody of Memory, a rhythm game that celebrates the incredible music of Kingdom Hearts.
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Welcome back to part 2 of Kingdom Hearts Dark Road. The plot with the upperclassmen thickens as a young Xehanort continues on a path that will see him become the insidious antagonist of the Kingdom Hearts series!
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We've reached the 12th ame in the Kingdom Hearts series and the penultimate game in our Guiding Keys adventures. Dark Road follows the story of a young Xehanort. What truths will be revealed to us about the Seeker of Darkness?
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2024 is coming to a close. Let’s talk about the games that were played, the Game of the Year, and the state of the Unlockables as we go into a new year.
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On today's episode of the Unlockables we're talkin about the second Community Game of the Month chosen by the Unlockables community members. This month the game we played was Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus! Friend of the show and exalted community member Poppy the Masked Keaton stopped by to talk about this PS2 Classic!
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Adam from The Good, the Bad and the Backlog joins the show today as we discuss our first ever experience with a Pokémon Nuzlocke challenge! The rules we used for this run are the base rules for any nuzlocke run: one encounter capture per route, if a Pokémon faints you can't use it for the rest of the run, and you must nickname all Pokémon you catch.
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With Kingdom Hearts 3 completed, we can now move on to the second half of the Union X Story. The first Keyblade War has just concluded, and our player character along with the new Union Leaders chosen from the Dandelions have just entered a data version of the world they know for protection. What further mysteries will be revealed to us about the Master of Master's plan, Luxu, and the 13 Prime Darknesses?
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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!
The first Unlockables Community Game of the Month is here! Friend of the show and fellow dad Mick Davis stopped by to talk about the classic PS1 tactical RPG, Final Fantasy Tactics!
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At long last we've arrived at the finale for Kingdom Hearts 3. In this episode we discuss the ReMind DLC, the Secret Reports, and some final thoughts on KH3 as a whole. What secrets lie ahead in Kingdom Hearts 4?
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Today's episode is dedicated to the GLORY OF THE EMPEROR. Fellow Space Marines Nick and Will of the Friday Night Gamecast Chapter stop by the Unlockables to help break down the insanity that is Warhammer 40000 and the hit new game from Saber Interactive, Space Marine 2!
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The final confrontation with Master Xehanort is here at last, and the conclusion of base Kingdom Hearts 3.
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On this episode of Unlockables, its time to LIVE AND LEARN. After foolishly beginning the Year of Shadow at the end of the story, we've gone back to right the wrongs by playing the game where Shadow debuted, Sonic Adventure 2! Matt aka Stormageddon from "Fun" and Games podcast and the Reignite podcast stopped by the show to help us escape from the city and see the true origin of SHADOW.
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After finishing our adventures in the Disney Worlds, we begin racing towards the conclusion of Kingdom Hearts 3. The fate of Aqua and Ven hang in the balance as the long awaited confrontation with Master Xehanort finally begins.
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In the late 90s, the industry and gamers were looking forward to the future, and it was 3D. But in the wake of the avalanche of 3D games, there were some titles that got overlooked at the time. The Suikoden series on PS1 was good, but just wasn't what people were looking for at the time. In recent years its reputation has grown as not only one of the great RPGs of its time, but one of the greatest RPGs ever made.
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Welcome back to part three of our adventures in Kingdom Hearts 3! We're wrapping up our journey through the remaining Disney worlds while discovering some important plot points that will impact the conclusion of the game!
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The one true Gaming Prophet and master of Emulation Transformation Kade Call of Gaming Memories stops by the Unlockables to talk all things content creation, giving emulated games the SAUCE, and the ethics of emulation. He also offers some advice on where to start if you want to make your games look SAUCY.
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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!
Welcome back to part 2 of Kingdom Hearts 3, today our adventure in the Disney Worlds begins as Sora sets out to find the power of waking in order to save those who have been hurt by Xehanort and his schemes.
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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!
Sega recently announced that 2024 was the Year of Shadow. So naturally an episode on the infamous 2005 game Shadow the Hedgehog was necessary in order to celebrate properly. Friend of the show Keith Gasper stops by to talk all things Shadow, as we try to figure out why this game was made and if it succeeded in its vision for who Shadow should be as a character.
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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!
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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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!