September 2021 – With A Terrible Fate

Director‘s Commentary: The Path to Necron in Final Fantasy IX

Listen to an extended discussion about Aaron Suduiko’s analysis of Final Fantasy IX’s theatrical and philosophical content.

Listen to a brief update concerning the future trajectory of our audio content about the analysis of video-game storytelling.

This week on the podcast: analyzing Dark Souls and Silent Hill through the lens of a hypothetical mashup, plus PAX West 2021 reflections.

A point-by-point rebuttal of Tyler Cowen’s article criticizing the ability of video games to have cultural value within a literary canon.

Where some JRPGs represent philosophical views, Final Fantasy IX tricks its player into actually doing philosophy without even realizing it.