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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

[NSFW] GC Podcast #15: We Are (Still) Drama Queens

Podcasts by Michael Ridgaway on October 4, 2009

Greetings, GameCola fans! For those of you afraid that GameCola was truly dead, fear not! We are only in a hibernative state while the new site comes online. Think of it as a coccoon, except instead o
Wikipedia?!

Blog Posts by Alex Jedraszczak on October 3, 20091

So, a friend recently alerted me to the fact that...I'm cited as a source on Wikipedia?! If you don't believe me, check out the Wikipedia article on Blaster Master. You can even check the history—i
The Kingdom of Loathing

Blog Posts by Michael Ridgaway on October 2, 20091

Hey all, Mike Ridgaway here with a question for you: Is anyone out there playing Kingdom of Loathing? For those of you who have never heard of it, KoL is a browser-based RPG filled with stick figures,
Cursed Mountain (Wii)

Reviews by Michael Ridgaway on October 2, 20091

Cursed Mountain is a third-person survival horror game for the Nintendo Wii. In it you play as mountain climber Eric Simmons on a search to find his brother, Frank, recently lost while climbing the mo
[NSFW] GC Podcast #14: We Are Drama Queens

Podcasts by Michael Ridgaway on September 29, 20094

Hi everyone! We have a special treat for you in this podcast. This time around we have GameCola staff members Paul Franzen, Captain Eric, Mike Ridgaway, Matt Gardner, and Vangie Rich all together (in
Interactive Vision Playthrough!: Cartoon Arcade

Videos by Paul Franzen on September 22, 2009

GameCola is quickly becoming the number one source on the entire Internet for information about the IntVis.
XBL Indie Games: Zombies, Decapitations, and More!

Blog Posts by Paul Franzen on September 17, 20092

It's been a while since any truly interesting Xbox Live Indie (formerly "Community") games have been released, and I say that mostly because the last time I wrote about them was in March, when A Fadin
Carbonated News: July 2009

News Posts by Michael Gray on September 16, 20091

Welcome to "Carbonated News," the column where we get you up-to-date on all the latest outdated gaming news. Our last two columns were about videogame conferences, but that's not the case this month
Professor Layton and the Curious Village Walkthrough

Videos by Michael Gray on September 13, 2009

Six hours long, containing solutions to all 135 puzzles in the game.
Dear Readers: GameCola’s Not Dead

Columns by Paul Franzen on September 11, 20091

A video starring Post-It Notes about why the new site isn't ready yet, what's taking so long, and what you can expect when it's finally ready.