Podcast
Pokémon Rose Episode 9: “Is Celebi Real?”
A reflection on an early moment in Pokémon history when a new legendary Pokémon blurred the lines between time travel in real and fictional worlds.
A reflection on an early moment in Pokémon history when a new legendary Pokémon blurred the lines between time travel in real and fictional worlds.
Pokémon Gold and Silver teach a master class in how to design a postgame that marries a sequel with the game that preceded it.
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.
A study of the Johto region as a master class in world-building a video-game sequel.
Tune into With a Terrible Fate's Twitch channel on April 20th at 7p ET for a live conversation with Sean McGarry, creator of Hero's Purpose!
As the number of Pokémon grew in Pokémon Gold and Silver, the trainer's chosen bond with one particular, special Pokémon only deepened.
A reflection on how Pokémon Gold and Silver presented a radical model for the "Pokémon sequel" at the height of Pokémania.
A reflection on the role that the Pokémon anime had in cultivating a generation of gamers, on the occasion of Ash's final episode.
Dissecting the subtle ways in which Mewtwo set the Pokémon postgame standard for over 20 years.
A case study of how the storytelling of a linear game can open its world.