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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!
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Tales of the Abyss, Kabbalah, and Gaming as a Spiritual Act
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.
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Forms of Life: Reading Xenoblade Chronicles 3 through Wittgenstein
Only through the lens of a philosopher at war with himself can we understand a game at war with itself.
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Why Final Fantasy VII Remake’s Church is so Memorable (and How to Analyze It)
The Sector 5 Church isn't just the most incongruous building in Midgar: it also plays a quietly pivotal role in Final Fantasy VII Remake.
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Apocalypse Soon? Final Fantasy VII Remake as Apocalyptic Literature
The central threat of Final Fantasy VII Remake isn't just a meteor: it's a clash between the principles of Christian and Buddhist philosophy.
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Does Chrono Trigger Belong in the Video Game Canon?
Chrono Trigger's time-travel storytelling set the standard for JRPG storytelling. How has its impact been felt through the years?
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Critical Review: Okami’s Lessons on Religion, Video Games, and Storytelling
Understanding the religious background of Okami gives us a new way of understanding what it means to experience a video-game story.
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Link the Gaijin: The Outsider God and the Hero in “The Legend of Zelda”
Featured Author Dan Hughes gives a rigorous explanation of Shinto influence on Link as a hero in "Ocarina of Time."