With A Terrible Fate

A Guide to Nihilism in EarthBound

When it comes to EarthBound, cops and punks aren’t Ness’s greatest enemies: it’s Nothingness.

By Max Gorynski, 7 years ago February 13, 2018

Melee champions depend more on mindfulness and empathy than on wave dashes.

By Matt McGill, 7 years ago February 12, 2018

Take a deep-dive into how the characters of Japanese mythology were transformed through a video game and novel.

By Laila Carter, 7 years ago February 8, 2018

Horizon: Zero Dawn offers a new take on an old problem of open-world storytelling.

By Richard Nguyen, 7 years ago February 7, 2018

Check out With a Terrible Fate's presentation on how to decide on the "Great Books" of video games.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago February 2, 2018

It dropped you in a mall full of zombies. How did it influence the storytelling legacy of video games?

By Dan Hughes, 7 years ago January 30, 2018

GTA is infamous for stirring debate about violence in gaming. What were its contributions to the storytelling of the medium?

By Chris Anhorn, 7 years ago January 9, 2018

Join With a Terrible Fate in Texas to discuss which video-game stories stand the test of time.

By Dan Hughes, 7 years ago January 8, 2018

Link fights the bad guy. Link saves the day. But what happens when the player no longer feels connected to this story?

By Jaron R. M. Johnson, 7 years ago November 14, 2017

Super Mario Sunshine aimed to prove that the success of Super Mario 64 wasn't a fluke. Does it belong in the video game canon?

By Dan Hughes, 7 years ago November 13, 2017