I've been reading Crawford for quite a few years now, and got into DS9 at his recommendation. I had to skip the last paragraph because I haven't finished his latest game, but I've quietly admired his weirdness and dedication to the craft. Some of his criticisms of storytelling in games have also been frequently opaque to me, but I still believe there's something behind even the statements I didn't understand.

Some of his reflections on growing old, remembering his first crush, and even just noodling about home improvement are incredibly beautiful too.

Those are all asides, but what I mean to say is that his other posts are worth reading.