Austin GallagherFaster Than Light: The Double-Edged Sword of Starfield’s Fast TravelContains vague story spoilers for Starfield main quest up to “Into the Unknown” — read at your own risk. Contains no spoilers for Outer…7 min read·Sep 16, 2023----
Austin GallagherCrash Team Rumble Made Me Existential (About The Business Side of Video Games)In what I’d call an interesting crossover of game design and financial decision-making — the recently released Crash Team Rumble has…5 min read·Jul 4, 2023--1--1
Austin GallagherScript: No Use Crying Over Spilt MilkSo this is something extremely different to anything I’ve put on Medium before, but I wrote a short script to just practice writing…7 min read·Jun 27, 2023----
Austin GallagherinCounter ArtsDetecting Stray Thoughts: Subjectivity and Perspective in Disco Elysium and Psychonauts 2Mild Spoiler Warning: Disco Elysium, Psychonauts 29 min read·Sep 9, 2021----
Austin GallagherinCounter ArtsWriting What’s Expected: In Defence of PredictabilitySpoiler Warning: Game Of Thrones, Star Wars (Original Trilogy and The Bad Batch), Invincible, The Walking Dead.6 min read·Aug 10, 2021----
Austin GallagherinCounter ArtsPlaying with Morality: What RPGs Can Learn From Immersive SimsSpoiler warning for: Prey (2017), BioShock (2007)13 min read·Jun 9, 2021----
Austin GallagherinCounter ArtsWhy this 2 Week Lockdown Feels WorseIt has been a tough year.5 min read·Jun 6, 2021--1--1
Austin GallagherTales of Shark TaleThis year I committed to watching the 2004 animated film Shark Tale every month. I swear this has some sort of point.4 min read·Jan 17, 2020----