A Comprehensive Theory of EarthBound
The Drawing Board: What is a “Comprehensive Theory” of a Video Game?
On our latest podcast episode, we chat with two of our team members who are developing "comprehensive theories" of landmark video games.
With a Terrible Fate began as a series of weekly analyses of Majora’s Mask leading up to its 3D remake. That original theory can be found in its entirety here.
On our latest podcast episode, we chat with two of our team members who are developing "comprehensive theories" of landmark video games.
With a Terrible Fate analyzes the changes in "Majora's Mask 3D" that make it a different story than the original.
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.
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."
"With a Terrible Fate" takes on the Elegy of Emptiness, inspiration of the infamous "BEN drowned."
The payoff for the Salesman's last words, and the place they establish for the player in Termina and beyond, might be bigger than you expect.
Exploring the anomaly of Them in "Majora's Mask" in comparison to the First Civilization of "Assassin's Creed."
A close look at a character who lives by the clock, in a world that lives by the clock.
What is the difference between playing "Majora's Mask" on a stationary console and playing it on a portable console?
In this piece, I analyze Skull Kid as a character, and question whether he ought to be forgiven for his actions.