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The New Game Theory: How to Analyze Video Games (from PAX West)
Full video of With a Terrible Fate's 2017 PAX West presentation.
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The Importance of Being Geralt: What Immersion Really Means in Gaming
Dragon Age and The Witcher face off in an effort to uncover the meaning behind gaming's worst buzzword.
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The Price of Victory in Pokémon
The heroic stories of Pokémon aren't as virtuous as you think.
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Nudgy Controls Part III: How the Last Guardian Turned Gameplay into Story
Think The Last Guardian suffers from bad controls? Take a closer look.
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“Video Games are Better without Stories”: A Reply
A point-by-point rebuttal of Ian Bogost's article criticizing video game storytelling.
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The Tragic Irony of Final Fantasy XIII-2
A warning to FFXV of the places where FFXIII went wrong.
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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.
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The Philosophical Justification for FromSoftware’s DLC
FromSoftware has transformed a shameless cash-grab into something else.
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Teaser Metaphysics: Storytelling in Xenoblade X.
I argue that Xenoblade Chronicles X falls short where Xenoblade Chronicles succeeded.
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Bayonetta: Female Sexuality and Agency in Video Games
Featured Author Laila Carter uses media theory to defend the meaningful sexuality of Bayonetta.