Theory | With A Terrible Fate

Does Five Nights at Freddy’s Belong in the Video Game Canon?

The monsters jump out at you in games, novels, and stuffed-animal displays. Does FNaF have storytelling value?

By Dan Hughes, 7 years ago October 13, 2017

Casual talks, reviews, and academic papers are all parts of a unified strategy for analyzing games.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago October 13, 2017

A study in how a sequel can change the meaning of an original—not always for the better.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago October 6, 2017

A counterintuitive theory about Breath of the Wild's avatar reveals a new way to understand responsibility.

By Nathan Randall, 7 years ago October 3, 2017

Full video of With a Terrible Fate's 2017 PAX West presentation.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago September 15, 2017

How Dark Souls committed an act of genius by building a world where Dark Souls IV is impossible.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago August 21, 2017

The heroic stories of Pokémon aren't as virtuous as you think.

By Skylar Cohen, 7 years ago August 17, 2017

Think The Last Guardian suffers from bad controls? Take a closer look.

By Nathan Randall, 7 years ago August 6, 2017

The Zero Escape games are prisons for more than just their characters.

By Kent Vainio, 7 years ago August 3, 2017

I argue that Breath of the Wild's avatar isn't all he seems to be.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago June 22, 2017