Literature | With A Terrible Fate

Forms of Life: Reading Xenoblade Chronicles 3 through Wittgenstein

Only through the lens of a philosopher at war with himself can we understand a game at war with itself.

By Aaron Suduiko, 5 months ago January 16, 2023

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, 9 months ago August 29, 2022

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, 2 years ago September 10, 2021

The Wind Waker's music shows us how a century-old literary phenomenon blends the lived experiences of player and avatar into something more.

By Lauren Spohn, 3 years ago September 8, 2020

Only EarthBound could marry the mechanics of dungeon-crawling with the themes of epic poetry.

By Max Gorynski, 4 years ago August 29, 2019

In the newest episode of our podcast, two of our team members sit down with their high-school mentors to discuss the state of video games.

By Aaron Suduiko, 5 years ago April 16, 2018

How much does Crash matter to the legacy of video games? Let's find out.

By Dan Hughes, 6 years ago August 12, 2017

We put Final Fantasy VII in the hot seat and debate how much it matters.

By Dan Hughes, 6 years ago August 4, 2017

Laila Carter's analysis of horror tropes and mythology in video games, from PAX Aus 2016.

By Laila Carter, 6 years ago June 13, 2017

A point-by-point rebuttal of Ian Bogost's article criticizing video game storytelling.

By Aaron Suduiko, 6 years ago May 2, 2017