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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."
Podcast: The Drawing Board
Meet the Game Analysts: With a Terrible Fate Interviews Adam Bierstedt
Meet Adam Bierstedt, With a Terrible Fate's resident historian, and learn what video games have in common with a 14th-century manuscript.
Final Fantasy
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.
Critical Review
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.
Final Fantasy
Solving the Puzzle of Roche in Final Fantasy VII Remake
The mysterious Roche vanishes from Final Fantasy VII Remake as quickly as he arrives—but he's no sideshow.
Final Fantasy
The Drawing Board: The Legacy of Final Fantasy VII Remake, Article Postmortem #1
Join the analysts of With a Terrible Fate in a discussion of the first articles in our new series, "The Legacy of Final Fantasy VII Remake."
Final Fantasy
Apocalypse Soon? Final Fantasy VII Remake as Apocalyptic Literature
The central threat of Final Fantasy VII Remake isn't just a meteor: it's a clash between the principles of Christian and Buddhist philosophy.
Final Fantasy
The Language of Trophies in Final Fantasy VII Remake
Getting the platinum trophy in Final Fantasy VII Remake doesn't just add playtime to the game: it also changes how we understand the story.
Final Fantasy
The Drawing Board: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius and Mobile Storytelling
Are free-to-play mobile games just shameless cash grabs, or might they hold the key to the latest innovations in storytelling?
LAN Party
LAN Party: What Are Your Favorite and Least Favorite Sequels?
We ask our analysts to share the highlights and lowlights of the video-game sequels they've played.