Majorasmask | With A Terrible Fate

How Majora’s Mask Teaches Us to Connect With All of Ourselves

By exploring Majora’s Mask through the lens of ego state therapy, we learn how Link overcomes trauma and outgrows the moniker of "Hero of Time."

By Erin Waldram, 1 year ago April 30, 2024

Kafka's "Before the Law" offers a new lens for meditating on the relationships between avatars, bosses, developers, and players in gaming.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago October 31, 2022

On our latest podcast episode, we chat with two of our team members who are developing "comprehensive theories" of landmark video games.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago April 24, 2018

In this podcast episode, find out how With a Terrible Fate began with a couple of independent projects conducted in high school.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago March 28, 2018

In the first episode of With a Terrible Fate's new podcast, our founder discusses the site's development over the last three years.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago March 26, 2018

One of the world's oldest thinkers gives us a surprising view into one of the world's newest forms of storytelling.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago March 14, 2018

We ask our analysts to share the highlights and lowlights of the video-game sequels they've played.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago March 4, 2018

Link fights the bad guy. Link saves the day. But what happens when the player no longer feels connected to this story?

By Jaron R. M. Johnson, 8 years ago November 14, 2017

A close examination of the Zelda series reveals a missing story that needs to be told.

By CJ Thomas, 8 years ago October 23, 2017

We ask the With a Terrible Fate analysts: what game first inspired you to analyze video-game storytelling?

By Aaron Suduiko, 8 years ago October 14, 2017