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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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Nintendo World in NYC

Blog Posts by Paul Franzen on January 5, 20104

A few weeks ago, I conned my girlfriend into visiting New York City with me, where we could check out The Big Tree and The Skaters, do a little Christmas shopping, and, in general, just soak in the ho
The Ten Reasons: Mega Man 2

Columns by Michael Gray on January 5, 20103

Hello, and welcome to "The Ten Reasons," where I discuss ten reasons why I like or dislike a game. This month, I'm talking about Mega Man 2 for the NES, one of the rare sequels that is better than the
Tales of Monkey Island: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal (PC)

Reviews by Paul Franzen on January 4, 20108

I took four pages of notes while playing Tales of Monkey Island: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal with my sigfig, to help me when writing my eventual review of the game. This sentence appears no fewer
New Videogame Releases for the Week of January 4th, 2010

News Posts by Paul Franzen on January 4, 2010

Bayonetta, Darksiders, Fast Draw Showdown, Final Fight 3, Divinity II: Ego Draconis, Hide and Secret, Matt Hazard: Blood Bath & Beyond, and more.
Math Gardener (X360-XBLI)

Reviews by Matt Gardner on January 4, 20109

I ran into a bit of a dilemma when deciding how to review this game. In playing it, it's immediately apparent that this is less a game, and more a review supplement for basic math. Since this is a vid
Super Mario Galaxy 2: Imminent Release

News Posts by Michael Gray on January 3, 2010

Breaking Carbonated News, everyone! Super Mario Galaxy 2's release is imminent. IMMINENT, I tell you! Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario and the game's main developer, has been making statements
8-bit Christmas Tunes

Blog Posts by Paul Franzen on January 2, 20101

Just in time for Christma–nope. Dagnabbit. That one happened already. Just in time for New Yea–seriously? We're passed that one, too? When's Hanukkah?Just in time for Valentine's Day, check out
The Ten Reasons: Decade Edition

Columns by Michael Gray on December 31, 2009

Welcome to "The Ten Reasons: Decade Edition." In this column, I'm going to discuss the various things that happened in videogames over the past ten years. There were high points (2003, 2007), low
The Hero of Time

News Posts by Michael Gray on December 30, 2009

Does anyone remember last year when I made a blog entry about a fan-made movie for Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time? This one? As the annoyingly large annotation says, the movie has now been completed, and you can watch it at any time you want! (Editor’s note: Oh wait, nevermind; not anymore. Apparently Nintendo decided that this … Continue reading "The Hero of Time"
Off-Topic Podcast #1: Michael and Paul’s Bogus Journey

Podcasts by Paul Franzen on December 22, 2009

When Michael and Paul got together to record Podcast #18: Michael and Paul's Excellent Adventure, they found themselves getting off-topic a lot.