Philosophy | With A Terrible Fate

Director‘s Commentary: The Path to Necron in Final Fantasy IX

Listen to an extended discussion about Aaron Suduiko's analysis of Final Fantasy IX's theatrical and philosophical content.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago September 19, 2021

Where some JRPGs represent philosophical views, Final Fantasy IX tricks its player into actually doing philosophy without even realizing it.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago September 5, 2021

What's the difference between a psychological story and a story about psychology?

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago July 19, 2021

Join us for a conversation with Daniel Muñoz and our founder on the intersection of self-directed ethics and gamers' duties to avatars.

By Stefan Heinrich Simond, 4 years ago May 30, 2021

Get to know Lauren Spohn: Legend of Zelda superfan, pilot, Rhodes Scholar, and video game analyst.

By Aaron Suduiko, 4 years ago January 6, 2021

The Wind Waker's music shows us how a century-old literary phenomenon blends the lived experiences of player and avatar into something more.

By Lauren Spohn, 4 years ago September 8, 2020

What makes your favorite video-game horror stories tick? Join us at PAX East, this Saturday at 9pm in Arachnid Theatre, to find out.

By Aaron Suduiko, 6 years ago March 29, 2019

On our latest podcast episode, we chat with two of our team members who are developing "comprehensive theories" of landmark video games.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago April 24, 2018

In the first episode of With a Terrible Fate's new podcast, our founder discusses the site's development over the last three years.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago March 26, 2018

One of the world's oldest thinkers gives us a surprising view into one of the world's newest forms of storytelling.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago March 14, 2018