With A Terrible Fate

Why EarthBound’s Flavor Text Tastes So Good

The flavor text of EarthBound tells a story you may have missed.

By Max Gorynski, 4 years ago July 7, 2021

Listen in on a miniature book club discussing the first part of Johan Huizinga's Homo Ludens, along with Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.

By Stefan Heinrich Simond, 4 years ago July 4, 2021

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

By Aaron Suduiko, 4 years ago June 27, 2021

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

By Stefan Heinrich Simond, 4 years ago June 20, 2021

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

By Aaron Suduiko, 4 years ago June 13, 2021

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

By Aaron Suduiko, 4 years ago June 11, 2021

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

By Dan Hughes, 4 years ago June 6, 2021

Join us for a conversation with Daniel Muñoz and our founder on the intersection of self-directed ethics and gamers' duties to avatars.

By Stefan Heinrich Simond, 4 years ago May 30, 2021

Join a conversation about the wild experiences and interpretive impact of glitches—plus explorations of Disco Elysium and Final Fantasy IX.

By Stefan Heinrich Simond, 4 years ago May 23, 2021

We interview Anh-Thu Nguyen on Kingdom Hearts as a digital Disneyland and discuss Dan Hughes' latest article on the nature of Xemnas in KH2.

By Stefan Heinrich Simond, 4 years ago May 16, 2021