June 2021 – With A Terrible Fate

With a Terrible Fate Podcast Episode 9: Returnal

A round-table, time-cycle podcast discussion of the new flagship PS5 title, Returnal.

An exploration of pandemic-oriented video-game storytelling with guest Arno Görgen, plus a discussion of E3 highlights.

Discussion of Aaron Suduiko’s “Final Fantasy VII Remake is the Template for ‘Grown-Up’ JRPGs,” plus Resident Evil and mute buttons.

Final Fantasy VII Remake’s storytelling makes JRPGs more accessible to adults—along with a new postgame model, “The Chadley Interpretation.”

Join an analysis of Mass Effect, a discussion of developer intentions behind politics and nostalgia, and a meditation on “multigaming.”