Podcast
Podcast: First Thoughts on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
This week on With a Terrible Fate's podcast: a spoiler-rich look at Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, with the promise of more analysis to come!
Podcast
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Infinite Narrative Lessons
Listen in to find out how Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth can inspire us to reevaluate our relationship with the structure of game stories.
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Explore the Storytelling of Final Fantasy VII at PAX West 2022!
This Labor Day weekend, join the analysts of With a Terrible Fate for a live and streamed study of Final Fantasy VII at PAX West!
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Director‘s Commentary: The Path to Necron in Final Fantasy IX
Listen to an extended discussion about Aaron Suduiko's analysis of Final Fantasy IX's theatrical and philosophical content.
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“How Gaming Will Change Humanity as We Know It”: A Reply
A point-by-point rebuttal of Tyler Cowen's article criticizing the ability of video games to have cultural value within a literary canon.
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Final Fantasy VII Remake is the Template for “Grown-Up” JRPGs
Final Fantasy VII Remake's storytelling makes JRPGs more accessible to adults—along with a new postgame model, "The Chadley Interpretation."
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Why Final Fantasy VII Remake’s Church is so Memorable (and How to Analyze It)
The Sector 5 Church isn't just the most incongruous building in Midgar: it also plays a quietly pivotal role in Final Fantasy VII Remake.
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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!
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LAN Party: With a Terrible Fate’s Favorite Games Played in 2020
We asked four of our video game analysts: how would you rank the Top 5 video-game stories you experienced in 2020?
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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.