Podcast
Pokémon Rose Episode 13: “A Tale of Two Rivals”
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire pushed the series' storytelling in a new direction by inviting its player to reconsider the meaning of rivalry.
Podcast
With a Terrible Fate Podcast Episode 5: Duties to the Self and Avatars
Join us for a conversation with Daniel Muñoz and our founder on the intersection of self-directed ethics and gamers' duties to avatars.
General Video Game Theory
The Drawing Board: Why “Immersion” is a Dirty Word in Gaming Discourse
Terms like "immersion" might seem like a great way to have productive conversations about video games—but they're actually holding us back.
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Does Skyrim Belong in the Video Game Canon?
7 years later, everyone is still talking about Skyrim. How has it changed the storytelling craft of video games?
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The Tragic Irony of Final Fantasy XIII-2
A warning to FFXV of the places where FFXIII went wrong.
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Why 3 disks were acceptable for Final Fantasy VII, and why 3 games are not for its remake.
How philosophy led me to change my mind about the Final Fantasy VII remake.
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Self-Guided Evolution: What “Deus Ex” and “Flowers for Algernon” teach about personal development.
Deus Ex and Flowers for Algernon may have more practical life advice for you than you imagine.
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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."
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“LUIIIIIIIIIIIIS!” An Analysis of Grief and Game Mechanics in Resident Evil 4
Featured author Nathan Randall outlines what works and what doesn't in one of Resident Evil's iconic moments.
A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask
Playing the Song of Time: a “Throwback Thursday” analysis.
I play my own "Song of Time" by offering the first of my analyses of "Majora's Mask," which came years before "With a Terrible Fate."