Unwinnable Monthly Archives - Unwinnable https://unwinnable.com/category/regular-features/unwinnable-monthly/ Stories about Culture Tue, 12 May 2026 05:02:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://unwinnable.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-icon-1-32x32.jpg Unwinnable Monthly Archives - Unwinnable https://unwinnable.com/category/regular-features/unwinnable-monthly/ 32 32 The Burden of Godhood Is Hellish in Final Fantasy XIII https://unwinnable.com/2026/05/12/the-burden-of-godhood-is-hellish-in-final-fantasy-xiii/ Tue, 12 May 2026 04:03:12 +0000 https://unwinnable.com/?p=103866 Like the Fal'Cie, the game feels miserable, struggling against its own design.

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]]> Stepford Waifus: The Politics of Aesthetic Homogeneity in Final Fantasy https://unwinnable.com/2026/05/11/stepford-waifus-the-politics-of-aesthetic-homogeneity-in-final-fantasy/ Mon, 11 May 2026 04:03:20 +0000 https://unwinnable.com/?p=103845 The only thing the female characters get to be, all narrative protestations of their strength to the contrary, is small and delicately pretty.

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]]> 1997 – 2020 https://unwinnable.com/2026/05/08/1997-2020/ Fri, 08 May 2026 04:03:30 +0000 https://unwinnable.com/?p=103825 It's much easier to force desperate people into extractive economic relationships when you've fundamentally destabilized their society.

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