Austin Gallagher
Mostly game thoughts. Contributor @Checkpoint Gaming.
I'm angry at the government and my tummy hurts
- Seems like I'm more positive on Highguard than many others. There's stuff here I would love to see how it takes shape in 6+ months. Should this be a 1.0 release after a TGA reveal? Probably not. Is it worth checking out and seeing if you vibe it, yeah. My impressions;
- Many eyes are rightfully on the US at the moment, but today in Australia we're marching as well. While it is for different causes, we stand together against the rise of fascism, racism, and right wing hate. January 26 is not a day to celebrate. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal Land.
- I regret to inform you that you can now find me in even more places than before.
- After years of anticipation, the reboot of Microsoft's flagship fantasy RPG is just around the corner. But will the revival meet fan expectations? Join special guest author, @austingallagher.bsky.social as he shares his thoughts on the #Fable gameplay reveal: www.qualbert.com/fable-gamepl...
- Reposted by Austin GallagherThe guy that runs the Reddit where people post about patting their cat on the butt like bongos has put his foot down
- Reposted by Austin GallagherPerhaps the most disgraceful of all the “national security” laws that have been passed since Sept 11 2001. Albanese would have been a good, compliant minister in the Howard govt. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
- Reposted by Austin GallagherImagine you were about to appear at a writers' festival to talk about your first book... then the whole thing fell apart. I wanted to find debut authors who almost talked at Adelaide Writers' Week. These are 21 folks I've identified so far but *please* let me know who I've missed or mixed up.
- Giving Oxenfree and The Drifter? 👀
- Dear adventure game fans, We are an Aussie indie studio, and we're making a game where you explore a spooky national park and try to photograph cryptids. 📸 You can support us by sharing or wishlisting! 🌟 #indiedev #indiegames #madeingodot
- Reposted by Austin GallagherNow more than ever, it is imperative that Tim Sweeney log off aftermath.site/tim-sweeney-...
- Reposted by Austin GallagherYou should be embarrassed to be a member of congress and issuing anything other than impeachment resolutions. You're in the model UN. They should give you legos and a propeller hat
- Reposted by Austin Gallagheractually I changed my mind, I love celebrity boxing matches now. I think everyone I hate should do them, because I'm really enjoying watching the worst people on earth get their shit rocked
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- Reposted by Austin Gallaghercurrent news has me thinking about the Lake House Alan Wake 2 DLC where a bunch of out-of-touch scientists can't figure out why a bad writer like Alan Wake can evoke emotion from people but their gigantic room filled with automatic typewriters only creates slop that kills you
- I have a lot of respect and love for Larian, and I'm devastated to hear AI use in their production pipeline. But more than that I'm just disappointed in Swen. He should know better. He has shown in the past he *does* know better. Here's someone he should listen to. Himself, two years ago.
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- I am not immune to propaganda (Control Resonant + Divinity)
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- Reposted by Austin GallagherSo wild the under-16s social media ban is actually happening. What an embarrassment for our government. Best of luck to all the kids figuring out ways to circumvent it.
- Luke very validly has quotes muted - but I wanted to also add that if you look to other posts by this company they seem to have a fundamental (and seemingly willfull) misunderstanding of AI.
- "Fuck extractive capitalism." Is the opening line of this blog, which is a pretty hardline stance to take before you backflip into justifying the most extractive form of capitalism: GenAI. lbbonline.com/news/Damn-Th...
- It's great to claim that you specifically might not want to cut costs. Do you think that'll stop big tech? To include the idea that today's generative AI models are based on uncompensated art implies that those running the models have any intent on changing that. Spoiler alert, they do not.
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View full threadSo what about this AI McDonald's slop they're trying to claim as a 'film'? I actually think Colin Davis (or more likely ChatGPT) puts it pretty well in his blog here. It's "nothing but AI-remixed leftovers." Same as it ever was.
- I apologise Sabrina I was unfamiliar with your game
- This is a real monkey paw situation for people who wanted David Zaslav to be out of a position of power ngl
- Reading other reviews for ROUTINE and seeing two things: 1. Broadly more positive reception than I thought it would get & 2. As far as I can tell only me and @zackzwiezen.com used "Moon's haunted" (thank God) My thoughts; checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2025...
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- There's an absolutely lifeless nature to the dialogue, plot, and overall stakes to the new season of Stranger Things it's actually shocking. I'll stick it through cus I'm this far, but I'm not loving this final outing so far.
- Imagine being such a big fan that you break down a fence and cause a safety incident that cancels a free show at Fed square. Sorry did I say fan? I meant fuckwit.
- Reposted by Austin Gallaghergetting a text in the middle of the night and it's just my loathsome vizier saying "Your enemies lie in wait, my lord!!" what am I supposed to do with that. its four in the morning
- God Waleed is truly such a waste of space
- I was once again on the @checkpointau.bsky.social pod, here's the news half if anyone felt like taking a listen:
- And here's the game mechanics half where I wax lyrical about the all time tactics GOAT: XCOM2
- Masterful gambit sir
