Final Fantasy VII Remake | With A Terrible Fate

Podcast: PAX East 2024, Second-Chance Games, and Perilous Platinums

A PAX East 2024 postmortem, a defense of "black sheep" like Dark Souls II, and the platinum trophy struggle in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

By Dan Hughes, 8 months ago April 13, 2024

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!

By Dan Hughes, 9 months ago March 25, 2024

Listen in to find out how Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth can inspire us to reevaluate our relationship with the structure of game stories.

By Dan Hughes, 10 months ago February 15, 2024

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!

By Aaron Suduiko, 2 years ago August 29, 2022

Listen to an extended discussion about Aaron Suduiko's analysis of Final Fantasy IX's theatrical and philosophical content.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago September 19, 2021

A point-by-point rebuttal of Tyler Cowen's article criticizing the ability of video games to have cultural value within a literary canon.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago September 10, 2021

This week on With a Terrible Fate's podcast: a deep dive into the many ways in which video-game music can tell a story.

By Laila Carter, 3 years ago August 15, 2021

Discussion of Aaron Suduiko's "Final Fantasy VII Remake is the Template for 'Grown-Up' JRPGs," plus Resident Evil and mute buttons.

By Aaron Suduiko, 4 years ago June 13, 2021

Final Fantasy VII Remake's storytelling makes JRPGs more accessible to adults—along with a new postgame model, "The Chadley Interpretation."

By Aaron Suduiko, 4 years ago June 11, 2021

Meet Adam Bierstedt, With a Terrible Fate's resident historian, and learn what video games have in common with a 14th-century manuscript.

By Aaron Suduiko, 4 years ago April 16, 2021