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Tag: Critical Review

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Critical Review: The Path to Necron as Elenchus in Final Fantasy IX

Where some JRPGs represent philosophical views, Final Fantasy IX tricks its player into actually doing philosophy without even realizing it.

By Aaron Suduiko, 4 years ago September 5, 2021
Final Fantasy

The Drawing Board: The Legacy of Final Fantasy VII Remake, Article Postmortem #2

With a Terrible Fate's analysts discuss the two most recent articles in "The Legacy of Final Fantasy VII Remake"—and one upcoming article!

By Aaron Suduiko, 4 years ago January 18, 2021
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Critical Review: Final Fantasy VII Remake is Completely Incomplete

How Final Fantasy VII Remake turned a cliffhanger ending into an unexpected path to "boundless, terrifying freedom" for Cloud—and Sephiroth.

By Aaron Suduiko, 4 years ago December 28, 2020
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Critical Review: Okami’s Lessons on Religion, Video Games, and Storytelling

Understanding the religious background of Okami gives us a new way of understanding what it means to experience a video-game story.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago February 25, 2018
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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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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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Critical Review: Xenoblade and Leibniz.

With Xenoblade X releasing tomorrow, I revisit and update my work on Xenoblade Chronicles.

By Aaron Suduiko, 9 years ago December 3, 2015
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