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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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GC Podcast #11: Paul’s Beard is Awesome

Podcasts by Michael Gray on June 7, 20091

This edition of "The GameCola Podcast" features Michael Gray, Paul Franzen, and special guest star Marianne Fenwick.
New Monkey Island! And Other Trailers from E3

News Posts by Paul Franzen on June 2, 2009

This isn’t meant to be a comprehensive list of everything that was announced/shown at E3 today—just the things that interest me. In no particular order: 1. Tales of Monkey Island So Basically: It’s a brand-new five-part episodic Monkey Island game for the Wii and the PC, and it’d being developed by Telltale Games (who made the new … Continue reading "New Monkey Island! And Other Trailers from E3"
Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes Sort of Released

News Posts by Paul Franzen on June 2, 20091

If you've just finished reading the latest edition of "Versus Mode," and you're really interested in checking out the Square-canceled fan-made sequal to Chrono Trigger, Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoe
E3: Day One

News Posts by Michael Gray on June 2, 2009

So I was flipping through the San Jose Mercury News in order to see the comics, when I found an E3 Day One Recap (the Mercury News has shrunk to only three sections), and I thought I could get a pos
The Operative: No One Lives Forever (PC)

Reviews by Nathaniel Hoover on June 1, 2009

Suppose you are a spy who needs to infiltrate an enemy base that is teeming with villainous Germans. I know, it's hard to picture Germans as the bad guys, but work with me here. Now, suppose you come
Thousand Arms (PS1)

Reviews by Meteo Xavier on June 1, 20091

If there's one thing I know about the PS1 era of RPGdom, it's that it's full of curios. There is, without a doubt, a major defining line between what was released before the 32-bit era, and what was r
Things Zach Rich Demands to See Before He Dies in 2020

Columns by Zach Rich on June 1, 20096

When writing a prediction column like this, it's always fun to look back and see just how right your predictions were. Therefore, as we start every edition of "TZRDTSBHDI2020," we'll first look back a
Dear Readers: Stupid Things Developers do to Ruin Their Awesome Games: Part 3

Columns by Paul Franzen on June 1, 20091

In these Tough Economic Times, there is one thing that you, the GameCola fan, know you can have absolute faith in: GameCola itself.
Flash Flood: Videos Inspired by Final Fantasy

Columns by Nathaniel Hoover on June 1, 20091

My mission with this column is simple: to inform people about various Flash games and animations, be they amazing, appallingly atrocious, or astoundingly average. I'm not in it for the money (besides,
Attack of the Clones: Sonic the Hedgehog (Part 1)

Columns by Stuart Gipp on June 1, 20094

It's no secret that the success of the Sonic formula opened the floodgates to a host of imitators, with mascot-based platformers almost threatening to drown console owners in the nineties. Many of th