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Podcast: Can Normative Inquiry Become Gaming’s Next “Lore Analysis”?

Could storytellers like Miyazaki push players' motivations beyond crafting timelines—all the way to crafting theories of value?

By Dan Hughes, 2 months ago September 15, 2024

Listen to a deep dissection of Inscryption, a celebration of motherhood in gaming, and a meditation on the rituals of single-player gaming!

By Dan Hughes, 5 months ago July 4, 2024

An episode packed with surprise philosophical distinctions in Lies of P and charitable reconsideration of our most hated childhood games!

By Dan Hughes, 5 months ago June 8, 2024

Tales of Hearts R's fairy tale is an activity that bonds all real and fictional entities of the Tales of Series with one source of value.

By Aaron Suduiko, 6 months ago June 5, 2024

Discussing Lies of P as a "soulslike" fairy tale, the narrative evolution of the Final Fantasy series, and the permeability of fourth walls!

By Dan Hughes, 7 months ago April 18, 2024

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, 7 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, 8 months ago March 25, 2024

From Pyramid Head to Ganondorf to Sister Friede, unlock new ways to love and hate bosses in With a Terrible Fate's lecture at PAX East!

By Aaron Suduiko, 8 months ago March 21, 2024

How can a closer look at the storytelling mechanics of video games empower us to better know and relate to characters good and evil?

By Dan Hughes, 9 months ago February 23, 2024

Join us in a podcast about gaming meta-discourse: what does it take to have productive conversations about our experiences with games?

By Dan Hughes, 11 months ago December 15, 2023