You’ve met With a Terrible Fate, the next generation of video game theory. Every Sunday, we contemplate various aspects of storytelling in video games, take academic deep dives, discuss controversial subjects of gaming culture, and review games beyond the question of whether you should buy them or not.
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You’ve met With a Terrible Fate, the next generation of video game theory. Every Sunday, we contemplate various aspects of storytelling in video games, take academic deep dives, discuss controversial subjects of gaming culture, and review games beyond the question of whether you should buy them or not.
If you wish to support us, you can do so at https://www.patreon.com/WithaTerribleFate.
On this special edition of the With a Terrible Fate podcast just ahead of analyst Dan Hughes' wedding, Dan and Aaron wrestle with the marvelously multifaceted problem of how we can best come to understand the nature of characters in our favorite video games. What draws us to specific protagonists in party-based games? How can game-based conflict actually help us to better appreciate the characters that have been cast as bosses? How do game attributes like player choice and ludicrously long playtimes make it possible to know and support characters in ways unavailable to the heroes of books and film? What light can our favorite games shed on key moments in our lives, such as a wedding? Listen in to answer all these questions and more!
Articles Cited:• Dan Hughes, "Understanding Xemnas in Kingdom Hearts II"
• Aaron Suduiko, "The Philosophical Justification for FromSoftware's DLC"
With a Terrible Fate
You’ve met With a Terrible Fate, the next generation of video game theory. Every Sunday, we contemplate various aspects of storytelling in video games, take academic deep dives, discuss controversial subjects of gaming culture, and review games beyond the question of whether you should buy them or not.
If you wish to support us, you can do so at https://www.patreon.com/WithaTerribleFate.
