Player-avatar Theory | With A Terrible Fate

Final Fantasy VII Remake is the Template for “Grown-Up” JRPGs

Final Fantasy VII Remake's storytelling makes JRPGs more accessible to adults—along with a new postgame model, "The Chadley Interpretation."

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago June 11, 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, 3 years ago May 30, 2021

We interview Anh-Thu Nguyen on Kingdom Hearts as a digital Disneyland and discuss Dan Hughes' latest article on the nature of Xemnas in KH2.

By Stefan Heinrich Simond, 4 years ago May 16, 2021

Analyzing one of Xemnas' most puzzling lines in Kingdom Hearts II opens the path to understanding his character and the nature of Nobodies.

By Dan Hughes, 4 years ago May 11, 2021

Ni No Kuni quietly tricks its adult player into curing both herself and the White Witch of cynicism.

By Aaron Suduiko, 4 years ago February 4, 2021