Podcast
Pokémon Rose Episode 10: Change in the Hoenn Region
What happens to our relationships with our favorite childhood video-game series as we grow up and new games continue to be added to those series?
From humble beginnings as Pocket Monsters, Pokémon has evolved into an industry of video games, trading card games, TV shows, movies, and more. Join With a Terrible Fate here to analyze the games behind one of Nintendo’s most beloved children.
What happens to our relationships with our favorite childhood video-game series as we grow up and new games continue to be added to those series?
A reflection on an early moment in Pokémon history when a new legendary Pokémon blurred the lines between time travel in real and fictional worlds.
Pokémon Gold and Silver teach a master class in how to design a postgame that marries a sequel with the game that preceded it.
A study of the Johto region as a master class in world-building a video-game sequel.
As the number of Pokémon grew in Pokémon Gold and Silver, the trainer's chosen bond with one particular, special Pokémon only deepened.
A reflection on how Pokémon Gold and Silver presented a radical model for the "Pokémon sequel" at the height of Pokémania.
A reflection on the role that the Pokémon anime had in cultivating a generation of gamers, on the occasion of Ash's final episode.
Announcing a new audio series studying the artistic and nostalgic value of the Pokémon series from Red and Blue through Scarlet and Violet.
Pokémon Red gave birth to a legendary game franchise. Has it earned a spot in the pantheon of game storytelling?