Role-playing | With A Terrible Fate

Dymlos & Dein Nomos Teach You All You Need to Know About Free Will

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, 2 years ago October 12, 2023

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire pushed the series' storytelling in a new direction by inviting its player to reconsider the meaning of rivalry.

By Dan Hughes, 2 years ago June 29, 2023

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

Terms like "immersion" might seem like a great way to have productive conversations about video games—but they're actually holding us back.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago October 4, 2018

7 years later, everyone is still talking about Skyrim. How has it changed the storytelling craft of video games?

By Richard Nguyen, 7 years ago April 3, 2018

A warning to FFXV of the places where FFXIII went wrong.

By Aaron Suduiko, 9 years ago November 29, 2016

How philosophy led me to change my mind about the Final Fantasy VII remake.

By Aaron Suduiko, 9 years ago April 24, 2016

Deus Ex and Flowers for Algernon may have more practical life advice for you than you imagine.

By Aaron Suduiko, 10 years ago May 31, 2015

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

Featured author Nathan Randall outlines what works and what doesn't in one of Resident Evil's iconic moments.

By Nathan Randall, 10 years ago May 6, 2015