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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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Adventure Game Developer Undertakes Real-Life Adventure

News Posts by Paul Franzen on November 15, 2008

GameCola friend and contributor Britney Brimhall passed this along to me, and I thought I'd pass it along to the entire world, via this blog: Hello, This is Britney Brimhall. I'm the Chairman CEO of
Top Ten Reasons to Visit Japan in February 2009

Blog Posts by Paul Franzen on November 12, 2008

That person is Ranju Tomu, and she--SHE!--will be starring in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – The Truth Comes Back to Life: A Phoenix Wright musical.
GameCola Blog: Totally Interactive

Blog Posts by Michael Gray on November 11, 20081

I went on vacation this month and during the LOOOOONG plane trips, I wrote two different videogame blurbs. So I thought it'd be cool if I let you, the GameCola Blog readers, decide which one they w
The Pagemaster Walkthrough

Videos by Michael Gray on November 6, 2008

Revel in memory of the days when game audio and video never matched up!
Pimp My ‘Cola: The Great GameCola Slogan Contest

Columns by Michael Gray on November 1, 20081

Welcome to Pimp My 'Cola, the article that brings you up to date on all of GameCola's most recent advertising adventures. Long-time GameCola fans will remember that this column was written by our PR M
… of the Month: Paul Franzen in Soul Calibur

Columns by Matt Gardner on November 1, 2008

Two months ago, I told you that I would create a special bonus for whoever won my custom character competition. I had a surprisingly huge amount of responses to this article, and I had a really tough time picking the winner. In the end, though, it was our Editor in Chief himself, Mr. Paul M. Franzen, who won the gold.
Sesame Street: Oscar’s Letter Party (VMIV)

Reviews by Paul Franzen on November 1, 20082

The Interactive Vision is God's way of assuring us that crazy people can make videogame consoles, too. I spoke about the system in some depth last month in Dear Readers, but for those of you drawn in
Blaster Master (NES)

Reviews by Alex Jedraszczak on November 1, 2008

The classic tale of a boy and his frog.
Dear Readers: Penguins!

Columns by Paul Franzen on November 1, 2008

Aren't these penguins just the best?
The Gates of Life: Episode 62 – Cheese it!

Columns by Paul Franzen on November 1, 20082

Fifa Diprovo 4: And so the heroic trio stole the strategy guide and ran away like common thieves.