With a Terrible Fate is a series of articles that offer theoretical analyses of “Majora’s Mask,” written by Aaron Suduiko. Aaron is a philosophy major at Harvard with a focus on developing aesthetic theory and philosophy grounded in the medium of video games. Below is a video of Aaron speaking at Harvard about the Legend of Zelda and further below is a listing of all the articles within the series.
- Dawn of the First Day: Why Majora’s Mask is Unique – Dec 19, 2014
- Majora’s Mask Should Terrify You and This is Why – Dec 22, 2014
- Want to Learn How to Design Sidequests? Play Majora’s Mask – Dec 24, 2014
- “My Sorrows are Melting Away Into the Song”: How to Build a Universe Out of Music – Dec 27, 2014
- “Legend of Whom?” What to do With a “Zelda” Game Without Zelda – Dec 31, 2014
- “Even if I Die… It Won’t be in Peace.” The Dynamics of Death in “Majora’s Mask.” – Jan 6, 2015
- “Majora’s Mask” Addresses Marginalized Groups in a Way you Might Miss — and That’s the Point – Jan 10, 2015
- Mister Owl, How Many Timelines Does it Take to get to the Center of Free Will and Determinism? – Jan 22, 2015
- You Don’t Have to Know Anything About Buddhism to Appreciate “Majora’s Mask,” But it Helps – Jan 25, 2015
- What Can Deku Link Teach Us About the Nature of Gaming? Part I of III Examining the Song of Healing – Feb 1, 2015
- “If You Can Truly See Me, Then Follow Behind Me.” Part II of III Examining the Song of Healing – Feb 3, 2015
- Why Can’t Skull Kid Be Healed? Part III of III Examining the Song of Healing – Feb 7, 2015
- The Curious Case of the Happy Mask Salesman in Termina – Feb 12, 2015
- Line Analysis: “You’ve Met with a Terrible Fate, Haven’t You?” – Feb 15, 2015
