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Why You Must Play Tales of Hearts R 389 Times

Tales of Hearts R's fairy tale is an activity that bonds all real and fictional entities of the Tales of Series with one source of value.

By Aaron Suduiko, 12 months ago June 5, 2024
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Tales of Symphonia: What Regal Bryant Taught Me

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, 2 years ago August 11, 2023
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Join With a Terrible Fate at PAX West 2023: “Is Pokémon a JRPG?”

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, 2 years ago July 19, 2023
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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.

By Dan Hughes, 2 years ago June 29, 2023
Podcast

Pokémon Rose Episode 12: “What Team Aqua Did”

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

By Dan Hughes, 2 years ago June 21, 2023
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How Elden Ring Turns Its Player into an Outer God

The Outer Gods of Elden Ring aren't just extra lore: they're also the cipher to understanding the player's place in the Lands Between.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago April 14, 2022
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Final Fantasy VII Remake is the Template for “Grown-Up” JRPGs

Final Fantasy VII Remake's storytelling makes JRPGs more accessible to adults—along with a new postgame model, "The Chadley Interpretation."

By Aaron Suduiko, 4 years ago June 11, 2021
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Does Kingdom Hearts 1 Belong in the Video Game Canon?

16 years ago, one Disney/Final-Fantasy crossover gave birth to a new series. How did the first Kingdom Hearts change storytelling?

By Dan Hughes, 7 years ago May 22, 2018
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Does Silent Hill 4 Belong in the Video Game Canon?

Drawing a month of horror-themed analysis to a close, explore the good, the bad, and the ugly of Silent Hill 4's storytelling and legacy.

By Dan Hughes, 8 years ago November 6, 2017
News

Shovel Knight Interview: Kickstarters and Character-Driven Stories

From the game's alternate ending, to the evolution of characters in Slack channels, we cover everything Shovel Knight in this exclusive.

By Aaron Suduiko, 8 years ago October 24, 2017

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