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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...

Latest Articles

The Backloggery: Proof you’re an awesome (or lousy) gamer

Blog Posts by Nathaniel Hoover on February 3, 20105

Perhaps you're the kind of gamer who likes to boast about your videogame accomplishments. Maybe you're a rabid, longtime videogame collector who sent your children off to college just so you could use
Crackdown (X360)

Reviews by Matt Jonas on February 3, 20101

Crackdown is huge. It's the game I hold accountable for inventing the "Magic City Man" genre. That's one thing I love about it—sandbox freedom. I'll probably never get all 700 collectibles in this g
Super Mario Bros. 2 Playthrough

Videos by Nathaniel Hoover on February 3, 20105

Tag-team SMB2!
New Videogame Releases for the Week of February 1st, 2010

News Posts by Paul Franzen on February 2, 20101

White Knight Chronicles International Edition, Chime, Fret Nice, Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, Dawn of Heroes, Sushi Go Round, Puzzle Chronicles, and more.
Pokémon Trading Card Game (GBC)

Reviews by Zach Rich on February 2, 20101

What was wrong with me in 2000? Why was I so obsessed with something as crazy and bizarre as Pokémon? I needed everything I could get my hands on that related to that yellow mouse that came out of th
Chex Quest 3 (PC)

Reviews by Matt Jonas on February 2, 20102

OK, just a quick note—I have reviewed, and will continue to review, a lot of games that are like Doom. Doom is synonymous with all first-person shooters—and this is because it was the first major
GC Podcast #20: Something New

Podcasts by Michael Gray on February 1, 20102

We've just finished Podcast #20: Something New. It's the first GameCola podcast recorded in 2010, and the first podcast made specifically for the new GameCola website. Woo hoo! Joining us on the podc
GC Podcast #13 on YouTube: The Unlucky Podcast

Videos by Nathaniel Hoover on January 31, 2010

Michael Gray, Michael Ridgaway, Zach Rich, and Nathaniel Hoover discuss all sorts of nonsense.
Fabricated News: No More Final Fantasy Remakes

News Posts by Michael Gray on January 30, 20102

Square Enix's press conferences are usually about how they won't make a Chrono Trigger sequel because they don't like making money. However, in their press conference today, they talked about their
Sam & Max Season 1 for $5

News Posts by Paul Franzen on January 30, 2010

To build anticipation for the pending announcement of the pending release of their new Sam Max game, Telltale has announced that, through midnight tomorrow, they'll be offering the first season of t