With a Terrible Fate
55 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to the podcast home of With a Terrible Fate, your first and final source for literary studies of your favorite video games. Subscribe for a range of accessible deep-dives into the storytelling of specific video games, as well as the theory of video-game narrative more broadly. Find all our written, audio, and video content, along with options to support us, at https://linktr.ee/withaterriblefate.
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Episodes
Glitches
May 23, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 182 MBFalling through the floor, stalked by a burly viking, or plagued by boss self-destruction? Listen in as we discuss the good, the bad, the ugly, and the hilarious of glitches, trading stories and trying to determine what, if anything, makes glitches different from much more mundane divergences from authorial intent. In our side quests, we share our impressions of the critically acclaimed Disco Elysium and admire the "immersive" engagement with literary and performative arts in Final Fantasy ...
Kingdom Hearts as Digital Disneyland (with Anh-Thu Nguyen)
May 16, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBJoin With a Terrible Fate for a special podcast episode fully dedicated to explorations into the Kingdom Hearts series. To many, Kingdom Hearts might initially appear to be a curious amalgamation. Its infamously complicated plot aside, the series stands out for its integration of original characters and Final Fantasy characters with the worlds and characters of Disney. In this episode, we discuss the work of our guest, media and video-game studies graduate student Anh-Thu Nguyen, who argues...
Origin Stories
May 09, 2021 17:38 - 1 hour - 109 MBIn Episode 2 of With a Terrible Fate's new podcast, we explore the structure of origin stories in video games: where does the concept of the origin story come from, how can it help us to understand our favorite games differently, and how can the special interactive nature of video games tell alarmingly nuanced origin stories unavailable to other media? Also on the agenda: studying the ways in which we talk about players and avatars in video games; a peek into the academic study of video-...
Pressing Start
May 02, 2021 19:23 - 1 hour - 119 MBWelcome to the inaugural episode of With a Terrible Fate's podcast exploring the storytelling of video games from every angle. We press start on this very first episode, introducing ourselves, the publication, and the concept of the podcast. Further, we ponder the review discourse surrounding Returnal, the personal and cultural significance of NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 as a work of literature, and the implications of an economic shift towards "games as a service." Support us on Patr...
Trailer
March 24, 2021 10:32 - 58 seconds - 1.77 MBIt has been a hard secret to keep, but now we can finally lift the veil and present to you: the With a Terrible Fate podcast! Starting in May 2021, you can tune in on our weekly conversations about game studies, gaming culture, and the significance of storytelling in video games. Feel free to hit the 'subscribe' button. And if you want to help us get this project off the ground, you can support us on Patreon and/or spread the word on social media. We would be eternally grateful!