With a Terrible Fate

08/08/2024

The Tales of Praxis stream is on hiatus for the next ~2 weeks while our founder relocates! The exact return date is in flux because the delivery date of his streaming kit is up in the air, but expect a return by the 26th of August and look on socials for the latest updates.

We'll be digging back into the much-anticipated third act in our study of Tales of Eternia when we start up again. It promises to be some of the most analytically revelatory content of Tales of Praxis to date, so don't miss it!

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!

31/07/2024

The Tales of Praxis stream will be shifted one hour later this evening, running 8p-11p ET! Tune in for the latest leg of our analytic journey through the esoteric masterpiece, Tales of Eternia.

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!

19/07/2024

The Tales of Praxis stream will be taking a one-day break this evening due to scheduling issues, but we'll be back with Disk 2 of Tales of Eternia M/W/F of this coming week at 7p ET! Think well and game well this weekend, and we'll see you Monday.

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!

15/07/2024

New podcast episode! What's the best way to marry "big questions" of morality and player involvement in games with our actual passion for those games? Enjoy a discussion ranging from the normativity of interactive storytelling to esoteric game stories.

What's the best way to marry "big questions" of morality and player involvement in games with our actual passion for those games?

15/07/2024

The Tales of Praxis stream will be off tonight as our founder picks up a SPECIAL GUEST to join us the rest of the week! Enjoy our Tales of Eternia study W/F at 7p ET, as well as some potential one-offs in the realms of horror and Miyazaki.

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!

05/07/2024

Have you joined our Discord server yet? It's our agora-style conversational home for philosophy of video-game stories, from your current playthroughs, to recs for what to play next, to reading companions for our other content!

Hope to see you there!

Check out the With a Terrible Fate community on Discord - hang out with 27 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

04/07/2024

New podcast episode! Listen to a deep dissection of Inscryption, a celebration of motherhood in gaming, and a meditation on the rituals of single-player gaming.

Listen to a deep dissection of Inscryption, a celebration of motherhood in gaming, and a meditation on the rituals of single-player gaming!

03/07/2024

The next study in Tales of Praxis kicks off TODAY at 7p ET on twitch.tv/terrible__fate! We travel back 24 years to Tales of Eternia, the second Tales game in the West and a foundation for those that followed.

The thoughtful gamer owes it to herself to play this game. Don't miss it!

01/07/2024

Thanks to all who joined us Friday for our special guest study of Sekiro, featuring Dr. Matt McGill! As a reminder, the stream is off tonight, but tune in for the return to our regular schedule Wednesday at 7p ET as we dig into the next phase of Tales of Praxis!

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24/06/2024

The Tales of Praxis stream will be taking a break this evening, but stay tuned for a continuation of the Xillia 2 postgame Wednesday at 7p ET! AND join us this Friday to kick off a new Tales of Praxis study with special guest, analyst Matt McGill.

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!

08/06/2024

New podcast episode! Enjoy a conversation ranging from the power of Lies of P to prompt surprise philosophical discussions, to the value of charitably revisiting the formative childhood games we most hated.

An episode packed with surprise philosophical distinctions in Lies of P and charitable reconsideration of our most hated childhood games!

05/06/2024

Tales of Hearts R's fairy tale is an activity that bonds all real and fictional entities of the with one source of value. In memory of Mutsumi Inomata.

Tales of Hearts R's fairy tale is an activity that bonds all real and fictional entities of the Tales of Series with one source of value.

03/06/2024

The Tales of Praxis stream will be taking another break this evening before returning at 7p ET this Wednesday! Look forward to a week with new analysis coming your way on multiple fronts, and we'll see you at twitch.tv/terrible__fate in a couple of days.

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!

13/05/2024

The Tales of Praxis stream will be taking a brief break this evening! We'll see you again at the usual 7p ET this Wednesday to continue our study of Tales of Xillia 2. Don't miss it!

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!

04/05/2024

Don't forget: we're chatting with our newest analyst, Erin Waldram, today (Saturday) at 2p ET! Stop by the official WaTF Twitch channel and say hi.

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!

30/04/2024

Want to get to know the newest video game analyst at WaTF and discuss her first article on Majora's Mask, Ocarina of Time, and ego states? Join us for a live, open conversation with Erin Waldram, this Saturday at 2p ET on WaTF's official Twitch channel!

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!

30/04/2024

By exploring Majora’s Mask through the lens of ego state therapy, we learn how Link overcomes trauma and outgrows the moniker of "Hero of Time."

Read the first study from our latest video game analyst, Erin Waldram, available now!

By exploring Majora’s Mask through the lens of ego state therapy, we learn how Link overcomes trauma and outgrows the moniker of "Hero of Time."

18/04/2024

New podcast! Reflecting on Lies of P as a Miyazaki-modeled fairy tale, wrestling with the narrative trajectory of the Final Fantasy series, and pressure-testing the fourth wall to see whether you really need to break it to bring the player into a story.

Discussing Lies of P as a "soulslike" fairy tale, the narrative evolution of the Final Fantasy series, and the permeability of fourth walls!

15/04/2024

Looking to start your week with some game analysis & philosophy? The Tales of Praxis stream expects to complete and begin discussing the main story of Tales of Xillia tonight at 7p ET! Join us for meditations on perspective, reasons, identity, and more.

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!

13/04/2024

This week on the podcast: a PAX East 2024 postmortem; a defense of "black sheep" like Dark Souls II; the platinum trophy struggle in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth; Japanese history in Rise of the Rōnin; and Chekhov's Giant Gun in Tales of Xillia!

A PAX East 2024 postmortem, a defense of "black sheep" like Dark Souls II, and the platinum trophy struggle in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

08/04/2024

The Tales of Praxis stream is back to its M/W/F schedule, starting tonight at 7p ET! This is a great time to join us as we analyze the thematic content and intertextual implications of the major revelations hitting us fast and hard in Tales of Xillia.

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!

03/04/2024

Don't forget: the Tales of Praxis stream is on a brief hiatus through the end of the week! Dive back into our live study of Tales of Xillia Monday at 7p ET on twitch.tv/terrible__fate, and look forward to a brand-new feature article studying Tales of Hearts 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!

25/03/2024

This week on With a Terrible Fate's podcast: a spoiler-rich first look at Final Fantasy VII Rebirth thoughts & impressions, with the promise of more involved analysis to come!

This week on With a Terrible Fate's podcast: a spoiler-rich look at Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, with the promise of more analysis to come!

23/03/2024

We were humbled by the incredibly passionate and thoughtful gamers who filled the house for our lecture on bosses at PAX East 2024! You’re why we do what we do. We hope you’ll consider getting to know the vibrant community of video-game analysis better at withaterriblefate.com!

If you enjoyed our PAX East 2024 lecture and want to dive deeper into the philosophy of the games we discussed, you’re in luck: we’ve analyzed many of them before! Check out the link roundup at the bottom of our panel announcement to get your bearings: https://withaterriblefate.com/2024/03/21/join-with-a-terrible-study-for-a-lecture-on-bosses-at-pax-east-2024/

If you’d like to get more involved, our social media is the best way to stay apprised, and we also invite you to join our (very young!) Discord server: a virtual emulation of the gaming and philosophy conversations you saw on display at PAX East 2024 today! https://discord.gg/kJxz9msR

22/03/2024

No matter what your most beloved or hated boss is or how you think about bosses, we hope to see you at our lecture TOMORROW for a “boss rush” studying a wide range of bosses in a wide range of ways! Find all the details here.

From Pyramid Head to Ganondorf to Sister Friede, unlock new ways to love and hate bosses in With a Terrible Fate's lecture at PAX East!

23/02/2024

New podcast episode! How can a closer look at the storytelling mechanics of video games empower us to better know and relate to characters good and evil?

How can a closer look at the storytelling mechanics of video games empower us to better know and relate to characters good and evil?

18/02/2024

Thanks to the thoughtful gamers who joined our extended analysis of Tales of Graces f on the Tales of Praxis stream!

Tomorrow, the next live book club in our comprehensive study of the Tales series launches. Join us for Tales of Xillia, M/W/F 7-11 ET on twitch.tv/terrible__fate!

15/02/2024

New podcast episode! Find out how Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth can lead a gamer to consider everything from the gamification of The Odyssey to the methodological bridge between our personal experience with a game and the literary interpretation of it.

Listen in to find out how Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth can inspire us to reevaluate our relationship with the structure of game stories.

07/02/2024

New podcast episode! Join With a Terrible Fate's team in a reflection on their recent visit to Japan and how it's informed their outlook on video game stories—plus first impressions of Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth and a spoiler-free review of Inscryption.

Join With a Terrible Fate's team in a reflection on their recent visit to Japan and how it's informed their outlook on video game stories!

04/02/2024

The next streamed "live book club" as part of our Tales of Praxis series will be the Tales of Xillia duology! Join us on twitch.tv/terrible__fate this coming week as we finish the postgame of Tales of Graces f, and stay tuned as we roll into this epic saga thereafter.

Looking to pregame with new insights into the Tales’ series storytelling? We’ve got you covered with a brand-new study of Chester Burklight’s role in the origin of the series and the hidden meaning of Phantasia, Symphonia, and Dawn of the New World: https://withaterriblefate.com/2024/01/30/times-arrow-chester-burklight-in-tales-of-phantasia/