Eric - Unlockables Podcast
@unlockables.bsky.social
The story of video games, the people who play them, and the memories made along the way.
2x King of Games Host
Your Local Kingdom Hearts Podcast Guy
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2x King of Games Host
Your Local Kingdom Hearts Podcast Guy
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I got to talk about my literal favorite game on one of my favorite shows, what a blast. Thanks to @retrohangover.bsky.social for having me on!
NEW EPISODE!
Kingdom Hearts 2!
@unlockables.bsky.social helps us learn the power of friendship and a stable of recognizable IPs as we discuss Kingdom Hearts II!
Kingdom Hearts 2!
@unlockables.bsky.social helps us learn the power of friendship and a stable of recognizable IPs as we discuss Kingdom Hearts II!
Kingdom Hearts II: Sea Salt Memories (ft. Eric Gess) - Retro Hangover
Eric Gess of the Unlockables podcast helps us learn the power of friendship and a stable of recognizable IPs as we discuss Kingdom Hearts II!----------T...
retrohangover.captivate.fm
December 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I got to talk about my literal favorite game on one of my favorite shows, what a blast. Thanks to @retrohangover.bsky.social for having me on!
Reposted by Eric - Unlockables Podcast
NEW EPISODE!
Kingdom Hearts 2!
@unlockables.bsky.social helps us learn the power of friendship and a stable of recognizable IPs as we discuss Kingdom Hearts II!
Kingdom Hearts 2!
@unlockables.bsky.social helps us learn the power of friendship and a stable of recognizable IPs as we discuss Kingdom Hearts II!
Kingdom Hearts II: Sea Salt Memories (ft. Eric Gess) - Retro Hangover
Eric Gess of the Unlockables podcast helps us learn the power of friendship and a stable of recognizable IPs as we discuss Kingdom Hearts II!----------T...
retrohangover.captivate.fm
December 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
NEW EPISODE!
Kingdom Hearts 2!
@unlockables.bsky.social helps us learn the power of friendship and a stable of recognizable IPs as we discuss Kingdom Hearts II!
Kingdom Hearts 2!
@unlockables.bsky.social helps us learn the power of friendship and a stable of recognizable IPs as we discuss Kingdom Hearts II!
This video is now the most successful thing I’ve ever put out and that kind of scares me. I’m proud of it, but also have realized I have a long way to go when it comes to writing and putting together a quality video essay. Thanks for the support on this one so far!
youtu.be/oHJ9tsI5n1s?...
youtu.be/oHJ9tsI5n1s?...
Chrono Trigger - 30 Years of Timeless Hope
YouTube video by The Unlockables
youtu.be
December 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This video is now the most successful thing I’ve ever put out and that kind of scares me. I’m proud of it, but also have realized I have a long way to go when it comes to writing and putting together a quality video essay. Thanks for the support on this one so far!
youtu.be/oHJ9tsI5n1s?...
youtu.be/oHJ9tsI5n1s?...
Been spending some time with DK Bananza and I gotta say my new favorite video game mechanic is just the answer to the question “hey what if we could just punch the f**k out of everything?”
December 27, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Been spending some time with DK Bananza and I gotta say my new favorite video game mechanic is just the answer to the question “hey what if we could just punch the f**k out of everything?”
Add PPR to your regular listening in 2026 I promise you’ll be better off for it.
The NIER AUTOMATA analysis concludes! One of the game's main themes — that of a Will to live, a meaning to life to stave off what has been variously called "The Absurd," "Nihilism," etc — is on full display as we see many characters grapple with it. Hope you love the show today—links below!⬇️
December 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Add PPR to your regular listening in 2026 I promise you’ll be better off for it.
Reposted by Eric - Unlockables Podcast
The NIER AUTOMATA analysis concludes! One of the game's main themes — that of a Will to live, a meaning to life to stave off what has been variously called "The Absurd," "Nihilism," etc — is on full display as we see many characters grapple with it. Hope you love the show today—links below!⬇️
December 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The NIER AUTOMATA analysis concludes! One of the game's main themes — that of a Will to live, a meaning to life to stave off what has been variously called "The Absurd," "Nihilism," etc — is on full display as we see many characters grapple with it. Hope you love the show today—links below!⬇️
MERRY CHRISTMAS ONE AND ALL I HOPE YOUR DAY IS FILLED WITH FAMILY FOOD AND GIFTS!
December 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
MERRY CHRISTMAS ONE AND ALL I HOPE YOUR DAY IS FILLED WITH FAMILY FOOD AND GIFTS!
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Tomorrow. My video essay on my first playthrough of Chrono Trigger drops. While there are still so many things I could say about this game, I’m really proud of my writing, analysis, and editing on this one, which is rare considering I hate everything I make 😅 Tune in tomorrow!
December 23, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Tomorrow. My video essay on my first playthrough of Chrono Trigger drops. While there are still so many things I could say about this game, I’m really proud of my writing, analysis, and editing on this one, which is rare considering I hate everything I make 😅 Tune in tomorrow!
30 years after its release, I finally played Chrono Trigger for the first time. While everything that you could possibly say about it has already probably been said, this is my attempt. This is the story of my playthrough of Chrono Trigger.
youtu.be/oHJ9tsI5n1s?...
youtu.be/oHJ9tsI5n1s?...
Chrono Trigger - 30 Years of Timeless Hope
YouTube video by The Unlockables
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
30 years after its release, I finally played Chrono Trigger for the first time. While everything that you could possibly say about it has already probably been said, this is my attempt. This is the story of my playthrough of Chrono Trigger.
youtu.be/oHJ9tsI5n1s?...
youtu.be/oHJ9tsI5n1s?...
Happy 20th anniversary to the game that means so much to me.
December 23, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Happy 20th anniversary to the game that means so much to me.
Tomorrow. My video essay on my first playthrough of Chrono Trigger drops. While there are still so many things I could say about this game, I’m really proud of my writing, analysis, and editing on this one, which is rare considering I hate everything I make 😅 Tune in tomorrow!
December 23, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Tomorrow. My video essay on my first playthrough of Chrono Trigger drops. While there are still so many things I could say about this game, I’m really proud of my writing, analysis, and editing on this one, which is rare considering I hate everything I make 😅 Tune in tomorrow!
Haters are in shambles.
December 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Haters are in shambles.
It wasn’t a dream. 🐻⬇️
December 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It wasn’t a dream. 🐻⬇️
Hang it in the Louvre.
December 21, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Hang it in the Louvre.
TOYOTATHON people get your money back for Jordan Love.
December 21, 2025 at 4:52 AM
TOYOTATHON people get your money back for Jordan Love.
Caleb Williams is the best QB in the NFC North.
December 21, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Caleb Williams is the best QB in the NFC North.
CHICAGO BEARS FUCK OFF PACKERS TOYOTATHON IS OVER
December 21, 2025 at 4:45 AM
CHICAGO BEARS FUCK OFF PACKERS TOYOTATHON IS OVER
I kind of talked about this in my episode last week. Are you prepared to sit out a hype release like Divinity if you are 100% opposed to the use of Gen AI in any aspect of a game’s creation, even if they say those elements won’t be in the finished product?
NEW: I spoke to Larian boss Swen Vincke about their ambitions for their new RPG Divinity, cutting down development time, pressures from Baldur's Gate 3, why BG3 wouldn't have happened without Tencent, how Larian uses generative AI, and much more www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Maker Promises ‘Divinity’ Will Be ‘Next Level’
‘I think this one is going to be way better’ than ‘Baldur’s Gate 3,’ Larian CEO Vincke says
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I kind of talked about this in my episode last week. Are you prepared to sit out a hype release like Divinity if you are 100% opposed to the use of Gen AI in any aspect of a game’s creation, even if they say those elements won’t be in the finished product?
Go buy and play this so I can have more advance wars games.
Advance Wars 1+2 Reboot Camp (Switch) is $39.99 at PNP Games buff.ly/em4lR1O #ad
December 13, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Go buy and play this so I can have more advance wars games.
I really hope that’s mayo on my sandwich.
December 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I really hope that’s mayo on my sandwich.
Ah yes beloved Disney characters will be used to normalize the theft of art, very cool.
Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will let the AI platform use its characters to make social-media videos.
Disney to Invest $1 Billion in OpenAI, License Characters for Use in ChatGPT, Sora
The three-year licensing deal will let users generate videos of more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar characters.
on.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Ah yes beloved Disney characters will be used to normalize the theft of art, very cool.
A new Unlockables is hot off the press and I have some topics I need to talk about before the year is over.
open.spotify.com/episode/6yUB...
open.spotify.com/episode/6yUB...
Video Games, AI, and the Moving Goal Posts of Unethical Consumption
open.spotify.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A new Unlockables is hot off the press and I have some topics I need to talk about before the year is over.
open.spotify.com/episode/6yUB...
open.spotify.com/episode/6yUB...
Monsters Inc cast for the Monday night game. NFL in Monsters Inc. monsters Inc in Kingdom Hearts. NFL exists in Kingdom Hearts confirmed.
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Monsters Inc cast for the Monday night game. NFL in Monsters Inc. monsters Inc in Kingdom Hearts. NFL exists in Kingdom Hearts confirmed.
I’ve never felt my age until today when I was arguing with my younger cousins about Kendrick vs Drake.
November 29, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’ve never felt my age until today when I was arguing with my younger cousins about Kendrick vs Drake.