Ocarinaoftime | With A Terrible Fate

Hero of Time: Why the Zelda Series Should Mature with its Players

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, 7 years ago November 14, 2017

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

By CJ Thomas, 7 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, 7 years ago October 14, 2017

The inaugural article in a series exploring how analytical fan fiction can shed new light on The Legend of Zelda.

By Jaron R. M. Johnson, 7 years ago October 8, 2017

Dive in and explore the rich legacy of one of the highest regarded video games ever.

By Dan Hughes, 7 years ago August 18, 2017

A critical discussion of WaTF's most viral article on Majora's Mask.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago July 26, 2017

Featured Author Dan Hughes gives a rigorous explanation of Shinto influence on Link as a hero in "Ocarina of Time."

By Dan Hughes, 10 years ago May 9, 2015

An account of how I changed from a pre-medical program to video game analysis.

By Aaron Suduiko, 10 years ago February 3, 2015

Discussing a Happy New Year, and analyzing the Happy Mask Salesman.

By Aaron Suduiko, 10 years ago December 31, 2014

With the background of Kaepora Gaebora, I take a first pass at sketching a Majoran thesis of free will / determinism.

By Aaron Suduiko, 10 years ago December 7, 2014