Storytelling | With A Terrible Fate

Podcast: Products & Artworks; JRPGs & Ghostbusters

On this week's game analysis podcast: what makes the difference between interactive story as art and interactive story as product?

By Dan Hughes, 2 weeks ago November 14, 2023

Celebrate video-game horror storytelling on Halloween with a podcast conversation ranging from Pokémon to FNaF to Silent Hill to JRPGs!

By Dan Hughes, 1 month ago October 31, 2023

On an especially spooky Friday the 13th, explore the origin stories of Ghost Pokémon, corruptive glitches, and early internet creepypastas.

By Dan Hughes, 2 months ago October 13, 2023

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 months ago October 12, 2023

Pokémon Generation 4 showcases not only how mythopoeia illuminates Pokémon, but also how Pokémon satisfies the human need for mythopoeia.

By Dan Hughes, 3 months ago August 22, 2023

A case study of Regal Bryant casts Kratos Aurion in a new light and shows how Tales of Symphonia's relationship system informs its story.

By Aaron Suduiko, 4 months ago August 11, 2023

With a Terrible Fate invites you to a PAX West 2023 panel on Pokémon, JRPGs, and what we do when we talk about video game stories!

By Aaron Suduiko, 5 months ago July 19, 2023

Within the DNA of Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby's storytelling dwells an invitation to reinterpret yourself as a player—and a person.

By Dan Hughes, 5 months ago July 14, 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, 5 months ago June 29, 2023

What can Pokémon villains teach us about the value—and limits—of dreams?

By Dan Hughes, 5 months ago June 21, 2023