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Tales of Praxis: An Introduction
Announcing a new With a Terrible Fate series playing and analyzing the stories of Bandai Namco's Tales series of JRPGs.
Announcing a new With a Terrible Fate series playing and analyzing the stories of Bandai Namco's Tales series of JRPGs.
Only through the lens of a philosopher at war with himself can we understand a game at war with itself.
Kafka's "Before the Law" offers a new lens for meditating on the relationships between avatars, bosses, developers, and players in gaming.
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.
Meet Adam Bierstedt, With a Terrible Fate's resident historian, and learn what video games have in common with a 14th-century manuscript.
Ni No Kuni quietly tricks its adult player into curing both herself and the White Witch of cynicism.
The hidden achievement of Code Vein's fusion of Dark Souls with JRPGs is that it quietly turned you, its player, into a monster.
The Wind Waker's music shows us how a century-old literary phenomenon blends the lived experiences of player and avatar into something more.
The mysterious Roche vanishes from Final Fantasy VII Remake as quickly as he arrives—but he's no sideshow.
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."