Philosophy | With A Terrible Fate

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!

By Dan Hughes, 11 months ago February 7, 2024

In Tales of Phantasia almost 30 years ago, Chester Burklight taught us why the most important character in a story is the one shut out of it.

By Aaron Suduiko, 11 months ago January 30, 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, 1 year ago December 15, 2023

Tales of Destiny and Tales of Vesperia tell two halves of one sword-themed lesson: how to act freely by empowering the stories of others.

By Aaron Suduiko, 1 year ago October 12, 2023

A case study of Regal Bryant casts Kratos Aurion in a new light and shows how Tales of Symphonia's relationship system informs its story.

By Aaron Suduiko, 1 year ago August 11, 2023

The esoteric mystery of Tales of the Abyss gives us the gift of a mystical experience in the simple act of playing a video game.

By Aaron Suduiko, 2 years ago May 1, 2023

Join the authors of the Leibnizian, Platonic, and Wittgensteinian readings of Xenoblade Chronicles in a panel on the series' storytelling!

By Aaron Suduiko, 2 years ago February 11, 2023

Only through the lens of a philosopher at war with himself can we understand a game at war with itself.

By Aaron Suduiko, 2 years ago January 16, 2023

Listen to an extended discussion about Aaron Suduiko's analysis of the player's role as an Outer God in Elden Ring.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago April 18, 2022

The Outer Gods of Elden Ring aren't just extra lore: they're also the cipher to understanding the player's place in the Lands Between.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago April 14, 2022