Pixpen
Examining the way storytelling is communicated through videogames, often with a focus on console-style RPGs.
- Created by Sam Howitt
- Located in United Kingdom
- October 2012
- Free
Recent posts
June 19, 2026
I never really mourned the death of videogame manuals. They were only something I looked at when I bought a new game while I was on holiday away from my console. When I was first getting into games in the early 00s, they would have much more structured tutorials. There was very little need to check…

May 19, 2026
This article contains spoilers for Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories . In the summer of 2005, only months after I played Kingdom Hearts all the way through for the first time and fell in love with it, I picked up a copy of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories for the Game Boy…

April 19, 2026
To start, I must be up front about something: I do not typically enjoy free-to-play gacha games on phones. The monetisation within them has too much of an impact on my experience. Their sales pitches are too brazen and as a result I don’t take in the artistry, I see a product. In between moments of…
