Exploits Feature The Oxford English Dictionary By J. Ryne Danielson • May 1st, 2026 If words are magic, then dictionaries are spellbooks.
Don't Stop Believing The Burden of Godhood Is Hellish in Final Fantasy XIII By Elijah Beahm • May 12th, 2026 Like the Fal’Cie, the game feels miserable, struggling against its own design.
Here Be Monsters Stepford Waifus: The Politics of Aesthetic Homogeneity in Final Fantasy By Emma Kostopolus • May 11th, 2026 The only thing the female characters get to be, all narrative protestations of their strength to the contrary, is small and delicately pretty.
Monster Dinosaur By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • May 11th, 2026 Oh wait, this is supposed to be a podcast about roleplaying games?
Run It Back 1997 – 2020 By Oluwatayo Adewole • May 8th, 2026 It’s much easier to force desperate people into extractive economic relationships when you’ve fundamentally destabilized their society.
The Paragade Paradox By J.M. Henson • May 7th, 2026 A character who is never challenged, who never lapses, becomes saccharine quickly.
Noise Complaint Tom Morello Knows Final Fantasy Is Political By Ben Sailer • May 7th, 2026 “‘Everything Burns’ is both a reflection of the world that we’re seeing and a warning, irrespective of anyone touching a controller, or a computer, or playing a game.”
Feature Story On Bygone Serenity and Sitting With the Uncomfortable By Melissa King • May 6th, 2026 The story of the Endless teaches us that we have to hold others accountable for their impact on society, even when we care about them.
