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Your first and final source for literary studies of your favorite video games. We’re trying to design that language.

vard University, PAX East, The British Society of Aesthetics, PAX West, and PAX Australia. We believe that video games are the future of storytelling and that their stories deserve a new language for fully grasping their value.

12/08/2025

This week is a great time to join the ongoing comprehensive philosophical playthroughs of the Tales Of series on twitch.tv/terrible__fate! W & F at 7p ET, we'll kick off a study of Tales of Rebirth, localized into English by the team of dedicated fans at Life Bottle Productions.

Tales of Rebirth promises to take Tales of Praxis to further depths as we examine the distinctive normative and metaphysical dimensions of the Tales Of community, through the unique lens of fan localization. Read more about those dimensions in the analysis that derives them from Tales of Hearts R: https://withaterriblefate.com/2024/06/05/why-you-must-play-tales-of-hearts-r-389-times/

24/03/2025

With a Terrible Fate is thrilled to invite you to another live conversation with , creator of Hero’s Purpose, this Sunday at 6p ET. Join us to discuss all things Zelda, Hero’s Purpose E6, philosophy of fan fiction, gaming, and more.

With a Terrible Fate sits down for a second live conversation with the creator of Legend of Zelda: Hero's Purpose, this Sunday!

17/01/2025

Tales of Praxis will return tomorrow (Friday) at 8pm ET! Join us as we wrestle with the philosophically rich next chapter of Tales of Legendia on the special occasion of Tales of Graces F Remastered’s launch.

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01/01/2025

May you have a Happy New Year filled with rich philosophical insights from your favorite games, old and new! Kick things off with a Tales of Praxis marathon, studying Tales of Legendia at 5p ET today-Friday and Monday-Tuesday.

See you soon!

Official Twitch channel of With a Terrible Fate, the publication dedicated to studying video-game stories as literature. Join us in deep dives into what makes our favorite video-game stories special in live book clubs & conversations on Twitch, and find our written analyses on withaterriblefate.com!

25/12/2024

With a Terrible Fate wishes you a grand holiday filled with thoughtful gaming! The Tales of Praxis stream will be there to support your efforts with the next leg of our Tales of Legendia journey, launching this FRIDAY, 12/27/24, at 5p ET.

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19/12/2024

The Tales of Praxis stream is taking a small hiatus for the holidays, but we will be back with a vengeance over the next few weeks with extra streams to catch up on our ongoing journey through Tales of Legendia. Enjoy your year’s end, and stay tuned!

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28/11/2024

We hope that you take a moment today to express gratitude for the games, stories, and communities that mean the most to you! We're taking a break from the Tales of Praxis stream in light of Thanksgiving, but we'll be back with further study of Tales of Legendia next Thursday.

14/11/2024

Thank you to all who joined our live study of Tales of Eternia! We look forward to carrying the insights from this foundational text forward to the rest of the Tales series and beyond.

Tales of Legendia begins TOMORROW, 5pm-11pm ET! Don’t miss the boat.

11/11/2024

10 years ago today, With a Terrible Fate was born as a blog analyzing Majora’s Mask. Today, we’re honored to mark our anniversary as a publication that continues to articulate new ways to understand and appreciate video-game storytelling.

Thanks to all who have been part of our journey so far! Stay tuned for more proper anniversary content coming very soon, and plenty of further analysis of games old and new along with it.

The aim of my project here is to reflect on a game which, far beyond being merely the sequel to "Ocarina of Time," is, in my view, one of the most significant pieces of art in modern times. While the release date for "Majora's Mask 3D" has not been publicized at this point, my goal is to write weekl...

17/10/2024

The Tales of Praxis stream is taking a break today in preparation for the conclusion of its Tales of Eternia study NEXT Thursday at 5pm ET! Don't miss the last leg of an analysis aiming to put Tales of Eternia squarely back in the center of the series, where it belongs.

11/10/2024

This week on the podcast: get situated & psyched to crack The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom with a wide-ranging philosophical retrospective analyzing Zelda across the series.

Get situated & psyched to crack Echoes of Wisdom with a wide-ranging philosophical retrospective analyzing Zelda across the series.

03/10/2024

This week on your philosophy of video-game storytelling podcast: what can the PS5 Pro teach us about the rich, myriad relationships between evolutions in console development and innovation in storytelling?

What can the PS5 Pro teach us about the rich, myriad relationships between evolutions in console development and innovation in storytelling?

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Analyzing Video-Game Stories

With a Terrible Fate is a diverse team of video game analysts: people who are passionate about understanding the stories of video games in rigorous and illuminating ways. We publish long-form articles analyzing everything from the real science behind SOMA, to the metaphysics of The Legend of Zelda, to moral decision-making in The Witcher 3. We’ve also given talks at places like Harvard University, PAX East, The British Society of Aesthetics, PAX West, PAX Australia, and PAX South. We believe that video games are the future of storytelling and that their stories deserve a new language for fully grasping their value. We work to unearth that language.