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At least the title is descriptive.

I agree with you about PS+.  That's why I don't use it.  Plus most of the free games I don't have as much interest in anyway, nor do I have time to play them all. :)

That may be true, but what's the point of getting a game console if there are no games on it you want to play?  If only Sony would make Loco Roco 3...

Even though I wrote a whole blog about them, I really don't play golf games THAT much.

Just make sure to get Taiko import games for region-free consoles, like the DS and PSP.

As soon as the PS4 and the Xbox One have games on them that appeal to me, then I'll consider getting one.

I found a third party taiko drum controller so I didn't have to buy a second copy. Did the same thing with Donkey Konga, since it's basically the same game.  It's much more fun with two players.  For a while I was pretty obsessed with Taiko Drum Master.  I imported any Taiko game I could on the region free handhelds (DS and PSP).  It's too bad Taiko bombed in the US.  Guess us Americans would rather play guitars.  Go figure. :)

Samba de Amigo was my favorite music game until Taiko Drum Master came out.

I just published my review of The Witch and the Hundred Knight.

Odin Sphere and Dragon's Crown are similar because they're made by the same folks.  I really liked Odin Sphere despite its problems.  One of the only games to make item management really fun.  And Dragon's Crown is a great beat 'em up.  I like to play as the Amazon.

From Software has actually made a Zelda-like game already, even more so than Dark Souls or whatever.  They made a PS3 game called 3-D Dot Game Heroes, and it was such a Zelda rip-off you'd think Nintendo would sue.  But 3-D Dot Game Heroes was also a fantastic game and love letter to everything great about 8 and 16-bit gaming.  It let you create your own character out of pixels, so it had a LEGO feel to it, too.  And since it was from From Software, there are even Armored Core references if you're a fan of that game.  So I highly recommend looking it up and giving it a try if you can.

But yeah, other companies besides Nintendo are perfectly capable of making a Zelda game.  Case in point: the two GBC Zelda games Oracle of Ages and Seasons, those were actually made by Capcom!  --Cary