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The New Game Theory: How to Analyze Video Games (from PAX West)
Full video of With a Terrible Fate's 2017 PAX West presentation.
Dark Souls
Why It’s a Good Thing That Dark Souls Isn’t Coming Back
How Dark Souls committed an act of genius by building a world where Dark Souls IV is impossible.
Pokémon
The Price of Victory in Pokémon
The heroic stories of Pokémon aren't as virtuous as you think.
General Video Game Theory
Nudgy Controls Part III: How the Last Guardian Turned Gameplay into Story
Think The Last Guardian suffers from bad controls? Take a closer look.
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The Real Hostage in the Zero Escape Series is You
The Zero Escape games are prisons for more than just their characters.
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Breath of the Wild: The Hero Who Never Was
I argue that Breath of the Wild's avatar isn't all he seems to be.
General Video Game Theory
Mythology, Horror, and the Unknown: Horror Traditions in Video Games
Laila Carter's analysis of horror tropes and mythology in video games, from PAX Aus 2016.
General Video Game Theory
Nudgy Controls, Part I
Nathan Randall's theory of control schemes in video game storytelling.
