Nier

With a Terrible Fate Podcast Episode 2: Origin Stories

Episode 2 of WaTF's podcast covers origin stories, player-avatar relations, the challenges of Valhalla, and the ethics of game libraries.

By Stefan Heinrich Simond, 1 month ago May 9, 2021

In the first episode of WaTF's podcast, we introduce ourselves and the project and discuss Nier, Returnal, and "games as rent."

By Stefan Heinrich Simond, 2 months ago May 2, 2021

NieR: Automata's Ending E is a case study in how to completely erase the distinction between gameplay and story.

By Caymus Ducharme, 5 months ago January 16, 2021

What do NieR: Automata and Rear Window have in common? Find out in our latest podcast episode.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago June 14, 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, 3 years ago March 28, 2018

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

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago March 4, 2018

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

By Aaron Suduiko, 4 years ago October 14, 2017

Think The Last Guardian suffers from bad controls? Take a closer look.

By Nathan Randall, 4 years ago August 6, 2017

Nathan Randall discusses how control schemes guide storytelling in video games.

By Nathan Randall, 4 years ago June 19, 2017

The humanity in NieR: Automata may be your own.

By Aaron Suduiko, 4 years ago April 24, 2017