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The Drawing Board: Why Analyze the Legacy of Final Fantasy VII Remake?

On a special edition of With a Terrible Fate's podcast, the team reflects on the reasons that they're analyzing Final Fantasy VII Remake.

By Aaron Suduiko, 5 years ago May 7, 2020

A great artwork's entire story is contained in its opening scene—and Final Fantasy VII Remake is no exception.

By Dan Hughes, 5 years ago May 7, 2020

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories set the tone for the form and content of the series. Does it hold up as one of gaming's great stories?

By Dan Hughes, 5 years ago May 5, 2020

Only EarthBound could marry the mechanics of dungeon-crawling with the themes of epic poetry.

By Max Gorynski, 6 years ago August 29, 2019

What makes your favorite video-game horror stories tick? Join us at PAX East, this Saturday at 9pm in Arachnid Theatre, to find out.

By Aaron Suduiko, 6 years ago March 29, 2019

Read the second chapter of an analytically grounded, fan-written story that bridges the gap between Majora's Mask and Twilight Princess.

By CJ Thomas, 6 years ago February 3, 2019

A puzzle about how much of Where the Water Taste Like Wine is true reveals an unexpected lesson about the value of folk tales.

By Adam Bierstedt, 7 years ago October 8, 2018

Terms like "immersion" might seem like a great way to have productive conversations about video games—but they're actually holding us back.

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago October 4, 2018

Witches, rhyming, and one of gaming's first dynamic duos. Join us as we examine the legacy of Banjo-Kazooie.

By Jaron R. M. Johnson, 7 years ago August 31, 2018

Are free-to-play mobile games just shameless cash grabs, or might they hold the key to the latest innovations in storytelling?

By Aaron Suduiko, 7 years ago July 28, 2018