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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, 1 year ago June 5, 2024

By exploring Majora’s Mask through the lens of ego state therapy, we learn how Link overcomes trauma and outgrows the moniker of "Hero of Time."

By Erin Waldram, 1 year ago April 30, 2024

Discussing Lies of P as a "soulslike" fairy tale, the narrative evolution of the Final Fantasy series, and the permeability of fourth walls!

By Dan Hughes, 1 year ago April 18, 2024

A PAX East 2024 postmortem, a defense of "black sheep" like Dark Souls II, and the platinum trophy struggle in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

By Dan Hughes, 1 year ago April 13, 2024

This week on With a Terrible Fate's podcast: a spoiler-rich look at Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, with the promise of more analysis to come!

By Dan Hughes, 1 year ago March 25, 2024

Listen in to find out how Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth can inspire us to reevaluate our relationship with the structure of game stories.

By Dan Hughes, 1 year ago February 15, 2024

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

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.

By Aaron Suduiko, 2 years ago May 1, 2023

Announcing a new With a Terrible Fate series playing and analyzing the stories of Bandai Namco's Tales series of JRPGs.

By Aaron Suduiko, 2 years ago March 3, 2023

Only through the lens of a philosopher at war with himself can we understand a game at war with itself.

By Aaron Suduiko, 2 years ago January 16, 2023