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Awful tutorials, confounding gameplay, questionable character design, and gacha mechanics. Hard to believe it's one of my favorite games, but it is. Here's why...

GC Podcast #182: Patently Absurd

You've been served!

[NSFW] Metroid Fusion (GBA)

The big N didn't do too many horrid things to Samus...

Disregard Canon, Acquire Representation: Naoto Shirogane is a Transman

Why accept the canon explanation when the story could be so much more interesting?

Enviro-Bear 2000: Operation: Hibernation (PC)

In 2009, Justin Smith ventured forth with a game that would change the gaming industry forever. A title that would blow the fish out of the water. A game for FREE that beats the living daylights out o

Gamer Girlfriend: Friends Don't Let Friends Play (Crappy) Facebook Games

It all started when I got a message from GameCola's own Kate Jay. "Hey Vangie," she said, "I know you don't usually play Facebook games, but you might want to give this one a try. It's really a lot of

Garry's Mod (PC)

When is a game not a game?

[NSFW] Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled (DS)

So dutifully trying to be Chrono Trigger it's both admirable and depressing at the same time.

Shall We Date?: Wizardess Heart (iOS)

The Harry Potter dating sim we've all been waiting for! Kind of.

[NSFW] Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1)

A fan of the Final Fantasy series? Maybe not after you play this one...

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Join the Cast of the Phoenix Wright Musical!

News Posts by Michael Gray on July 12, 20112

The Phoenix Wright Musical is holding open auditions for the role of Marvin Grossberg.
Blade Kitten (XBLA)

Reviews by Matt Jonas on July 11, 20114

It has been a furry long time since I last reviewed a game with an anthropomorphic main character, and I guess that's because they are a guilty pleasure of mine—the games, not the anthropomorphic la
Gamer Girlfriend: Clash of the Titans

Columns by Vangie Ridgaway on July 8, 20114

It sucks to be a low-level character in D&D. Sad, but true. Your hit points are crap, you have no money or magic items, and your most impressive spells do exactly 1d3 points of damage per casting. I mean, OK, it’s not like the challenge ratings of the monsters you’re fighting are very high either, but still. Best-case scenario, your character is kind of a weakling but still gets a decent hit or two in per encounter. Worst case scenario, he’s completely useless (seriously, try playing a Level 1 Monk sometime and see how much you like being the only person in the party who can’t hold a weapon properly).
Impaired Closed Captioning: EarthBound

Columns by Nathaniel Hoover on July 7, 20113

It's been several months since we last checked on the technological progress of Google's Transcribe Audio, the invaluable YouTube feature that converts speech into text captions that make us sound lik
Indie Games Summer Uprising is a Thing

News Posts by Paul Franzen on July 6, 2011

Hey, remember the Indie Games Winter Uprising? The event that was held late last year, whose apparent goal was to promote the fact that, sometimes, good Xbox Live Indie Games games get released, too?
Quantum Geek: Episode 24 – Sacrifice

Columns by Michael Ridgaway on July 6, 2011

“We can’t hold out much longer like this!”
Minus the Pudding: The Best of Xbox Live Indie Games

Columns by Paul Franzen on July 5, 20113

Before I get started with making fun of other people's Xbox Live Indie Games, I have a big announcement to make:
GC Podcast #38: Too Many Podcasters

Podcasts by Alex Jedraszczak on July 2, 20113

Whoa! This was a busy podcast. Not only did we have EIGHT—count 'em—EIGHT podcasters, but also a whole bunch of listener submissions! Madness! In the middle of our street. Anyway. On this podcast,
An Open Letter to Bill Roper (from a Crazy Person)

News Posts by Paul Franzen on July 2, 20111

Every once in a while, we here at GameCola get e-mails from people who want us to promote their stuff. Sometimes it's merely a press release for an upcoming videogame; other times, it's a shamed comp
Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights

Blog Posts by Michael Gray on July 1, 20111

It's Professor Layton, except with facial hair. And monkeys.