Critique | With A Terrible Fate

The Importance of Context in Gaming: A Case Study of The Witness

The Witness is an icon of minimalist video-game storytelling. But when—and how—can minimalism go too far?

By Caymus Ducharme, 9 months ago May 11, 2019

Think the horror of Doki Doki Literature Club is a simple case of breaking the fourth wall? Look closer.

By Kent Vainio, 2 years ago April 13, 2018

Pong, the mother of all video games, was the mother of all video-game storytelling, too.

By Skylar Cohen, 2 years ago April 1, 2018

Behind all the ire towards Sonic Forces is a lesson in the costs and benefits of character creation.

By Skylar Cohen, 2 years ago March 21, 2018

Gamers shouldn't be satisfied with inefficient storytelling. Here's how film editing can enhance the ways we think about video games.

By Richard Nguyen, 2 years ago October 25, 2017

How journalists gave up their integrity to make a point about social justice that had nothing to do with the game they were discussing.

By Dan Hughes, 2 years ago October 19, 2017

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

By Nathan Randall, 2 years ago October 3, 2017

Full video of With a Terrible Fate's 2017 PAX West presentation.

By Aaron Suduiko, 2 years ago September 15, 2017

Dragon Age and The Witcher face off in an effort to uncover the meaning behind gaming's worst buzzword.

By Chris Anhorn, 2 years ago August 24, 2017

The heroic stories of Pokémon aren't as virtuous as you think.

By Skylar Cohen, 2 years ago August 17, 2017