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Video Game Analysts’ Journey Across Japan
Join With a Terrible Fate's team in a reflection on their recent visit to Japan and how it's informed their outlook on video game stories!
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Pokémon Rose Episode 16: “The Legend of Arceus”
Pokémon Generation 4 showcases not only how mythopoeia illuminates Pokémon, but also how Pokémon satisfies the human need for mythopoeia.
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Game as Mind: A Psychoanalytic Explanation of Returnal
What's the difference between a psychological story and a story about psychology?
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Press X to Scream: Join With a Terrible Fate at PAX East 2019!
What makes your favorite video-game horror stories tick? Join us at PAX East, this Saturday at 9pm in Arachnid Theatre, to find out.
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Does God of War Belong in the Video Game Canon?
God of War took classic Greek mythology and established a brutal lore all its own. Does it belong in the pantheon of great storytelling?
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How Okami Transformed the Meaning of Characters like Amaterasu
Take a deep-dive into how the characters of Japanese mythology were transformed through a video game and novel.
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Why Turn a Myth into a Game: How Okami Reinvented the Kojiki
Not all forms of media are equally able to retell ancient myths. Here's why video games are the right choice.
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PAX Aus 2016, “Press X to Scream”: Full Presentation Content
A full written version of With a Terrible Fate's presentation on horror at PAX Aus 2016.
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Mythology, Horror, and the Unknown: Horror Traditions in Video Games
Laila Carter's analysis of horror tropes and mythology in video games, from PAX Aus 2016.
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Recap and Looking Forward: With a Terrible Fate at PAX Aus
I and my Featured Authors Nathan Randall and Laila Carter were honored to have such a great turnout this past Saturday evening to our PAX Aus panel on the philosophy, neuroscience, and mythos of horror storytelling Read more…