Posts By: Austin Howe

About Austin Howe

Austin C. Howe is the writer of Haptic Feedback and a contributor to numerous games publications. He plans to spend 2015 working on a book-length series of essays about Final Fantasy VII. He wears a bomber jacket and a Griever necklace almost everyday and no, he doesn't think that's weird.

FFVIII's investigation of masculine dominance is overall fairly subtle, but at least one element of it is not: characters in FFVIII that fulfill roles of traditional masculinity tend to be incredibly incompetent.

“Why are you holding onto me like this?” — Gendered Relationship Dynamics in Final Fantasy VIII

1 Dec, 2014 in Features / Guest Articles by Austin Howe

*Final Fantasy VIII's* divisive depiction of an awkward, sometimes unhealthy, but deeply sincere teenage romance has always resonated with me.

Eyes On Me

10 Apr, 2014 in Features / Guest Articles by Austin Howe

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