Forget raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. Chella takes a look at her favorite games of the year that are going to make her holiday (and perhaps yours if you follow along) special.

Venturing out into the scary world of holiday video game shopping can be daunting for the parent of a younger child. But Chella is here to hold your hand, and make for a much better time of it.

As Chella dives into her Fable II review, she finds that there isn’t too much difference between the male and female main character. Or is there?

It’s Chella’s favorite time of year, when all the little ghosts and ghouls come out to play. But although she’ll be watching scary movies, horror-based games are just too frightening.

It seems a rush of TV, comic book and film writers are taking up the pen and working on games, but scripting a good game is different than just crafting a good story. Too bad developers don’t seem to realize this when hiring talent.

Chella is discovering that the older she gets, the harder it is to play epic games. But then again, perhaps things will pick back up when she retires in 50 years or so?