• About Us
  • Team
  • News
  • Games
    • General Video Game Theory
    • Batman: Arkham
    • Bayonetta
    • The Beginner’s Guide
    • BioShock
    • Bloodborne
    • Code Vein
    • Dark Souls
    • Deus Ex
    • Dishonored
    • Dragon Age
    • Final Fantasy
    • Fire Emblem
    • Five Nights at Freddy’s
    • Gone Home
    • Horizon: Zero Dawn
    • Jak and Daxter
    • Kingdom Hearts
    • The Last Guardian
    • The Legend of Zelda
    • Mario
    • Metroid
    • Nier
    • Ni No Kuni
    • Nioh
    • Okami
    • Pokémon
    • Professor Layton
    • Ratchet & Clank
    • Resident Evil
    • Rune Factory
    • Shovel Knight
    • Silent Hill
    • Sly Cooper
    • SOMA
    • The Stanley Parable
    • Tokyo Jungle
    • The Witcher
    • Xenoblade Chronicles
    • Zero Escape
  • Series
    • Now Loading… The Video Game Canon!
    • The Legacy of Final Fantasy VII Remake
    • A Comprehensive Theory of Majora’s Mask
    • A Comprehensive Theory of EarthBound
    • Presentations
    • Critical Review
    • LAN Party
    • Podcast: The Drawing Board
    • Hero of Time Project
  • Contact
    • Work With Us
    • Talk to Us
  • Patreon
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Tag: storytelling

Featured

The Missing Soulmate in Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

Ni No Kuni quietly tricks its adult player into curing both herself and the White Witch of cynicism.

By Aaron Suduiko, 1 month ago February 4, 2021
Podcast: The Drawing Board

Meet the Game Analysts: With a Terrible Fate Interviews Caymus Ducharme

Get to know Caymus Ducharme, known for analyzing The Witness, NieR: Automata—and vehemently believing video-game stories can surpass Hamlet.

By Aaron Suduiko, 1 month ago January 24, 2021
Final Fantasy

The Drawing Board: The Legacy of Final Fantasy VII Remake, Article Postmortem #2

With a Terrible Fate's analysts discuss the two most recent articles in "The Legacy of Final Fantasy VII Remake"—and one upcoming article!

By Aaron Suduiko, 2 months ago January 18, 2021
Featured

The Second Impact of NieR: Automata’s Ending E

NieR: Automata's Ending E is a case study in how to completely erase the distinction between gameplay and story.

By Caymus Ducharme, 2 months ago January 16, 2021
Podcast: The Drawing Board

Meet the Game Analysts: With a Terrible Fate Interviews Lauren Spohn

Get to know Lauren Spohn: Legend of Zelda superfan, pilot, Rhodes Scholar, and video game analyst.

By Aaron Suduiko, 2 months ago January 6, 2021
Critical Review

Critical Review: Final Fantasy VII Remake is Completely Incomplete

How Final Fantasy VII Remake turned a cliffhanger ending into an unexpected path to "boundless, terrifying freedom" for Cloud—and Sephiroth.

By Aaron Suduiko, 2 months ago December 28, 2020
Code Vein

The Horror of Code Vein is You

The hidden achievement of Code Vein's fusion of Dark Souls with JRPGs is that it quietly turned you, its player, into a monster.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 months ago November 22, 2020
Final Fantasy

The Drawing Board: The Legacy of Final Fantasy VII Remake, Article Postmortem #1

Join the analysts of With a Terrible Fate in a discussion of the first articles in our new series, "The Legacy of Final Fantasy VII Remake."

By Dan Hughes, 10 months ago May 25, 2020
Final Fantasy

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.

By Adam Bierstedt, 10 months ago May 21, 2020
Final Fantasy

The Language of Trophies in Final Fantasy VII Remake

Getting the platinum trophy in Final Fantasy VII Remake doesn't just add playtime to the game: it also changes how we understand the story.

By Aaron Suduiko, 10 months ago May 14, 2020

Posts navigation

1 2 … 9 Next
  • About
  • Team
  • Work With Us
  • Patreon
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
With a Terrible Fate © 2017 | All rights reserved