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The Legend of Zelda

The legend of Link’s journeys across time and space have stood at the center of video games since the days of the NES. Read With a Terrible Fate’s work on the seminal series here.

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Critical Review: The Quandary of Responsibility in Breath of the Wild

A counterintuitive theory about Breath of the Wild's avatar reveals a new way to understand responsibility.

By Nathan Randall, 8 years ago October 3, 2017
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More than Just a Game: Inside the Minds of Speedrunners

We interview speedrunner MajinPhil and analyze what speedrunning teaches us about competition.

By Matt McGill, 8 years ago August 20, 2017
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Critical Review: Majora’s Mask Should Terrify You, and This is Why.

A critical discussion of WaTF's most viral article on Majora's Mask.

By Aaron Suduiko, 8 years ago July 26, 2017
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Breath of the Wild: The Hero Who Never Was

I argue that Breath of the Wild's avatar isn't all he seems to be.

By Aaron Suduiko, 8 years ago June 22, 2017
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From PAX Aus: Horror in Majora’s Mask

We recap our PAX Aus presentation on the reasons Majora's Mask should horrify you.

By Aaron Suduiko, 8 years ago November 26, 2016
A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask

Welcome to New Termina: Analyzing “Majora’s Mask 3D.”

With a Terrible Fate analyzes the changes in "Majora's Mask 3D" that make it a different story than the original.

By Aaron Suduiko, 10 years ago August 22, 2015
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Link the Gaijin: The Outsider God and the Hero in “The Legend of Zelda”

Featured Author Dan Hughes gives a rigorous explanation of Shinto influence on Link as a hero in "Ocarina of Time."

By Dan Hughes, 10 years ago May 9, 2015
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“Carve my farewell song on my grave…” Silence, Death, and Optimism in Majora’s Mask

Featured author Nathan Randall writes about the positivity of silently bearing witness to suffering in "Majora's Mask."

By Nathan Randall, 10 years ago April 26, 2015
A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask

This is why Anju and Kafei are the most important citizens of Termina.

In the last of my analyses of the original "Majora's Mask," I argue that Anju and Kafei are central to the game's artistic value.

By Aaron Suduiko, 10 years ago February 13, 2015
A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask

Playing the Song of Time: a “Throwback Thursday” analysis.

I play my own "Song of Time" by offering the first of my analyses of "Majora's Mask," which came years before "With a Terrible Fate."

By Aaron Suduiko, 10 years ago February 12, 2015

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