Dragon Quest games are not directly related to each other. You'll find a consistent art style and recurring monsters/spells, but it's about as continuous as Final Fantasy. Which is to say, not very.

For me, it's just a matter of which console you've grown with. I had a SNES, so I experienced Nintendo's franchises firsthand. Then I got a PSone, and I became accustomed to Spyro the Dragon, Crash Bandicoot, Metal Gear Solid...

When I was promoted, I got a notification, just like the ones we used to get when someone replied to a comment we made, but it said something like "Congratulations, you're a star! *X editor* has promoted you". I think Bashcraft did it for me. The new layout doesn't inform you when you get a reply though, so I don't…

Well there's the protagonist in the Thief series, his name is Garrett. They're all great games, you should check them out if you haven't, they've aged pretty well. The 2nd game in the series is my favorite.

I don't think it'll show up on the front page, but if you access your profile you should see it.

... does that mean we can star people now?

"...but even then you cant click on your comment to link back to the article you posted the comment on"

I think Ghost Trick has the best story in any game I've ever played. That ending was simply mind-blowing. I loved how the game always found logical explanations for what seemed like plot holes at first. It constantly surprises.

"Sid Meier's Pirates!" on the PC is crack. "Sid Meier's Pirates!" on the PSP is crack I can take with me anywhere I go. I'm loving it! Some things were changed from the PC version, but really, it's a stellar port.

You could upload it to an image-hosting website, that's what I always did, even before the change. I use Photobucket.

"- When checking my profile, my posts don't link to the thread so I can't revisit all the possible comments"

@Keshie:

Coming to PSN on Tuesday!

Holy crap, I know Kotaku doesn't announce PSone classics in this column, but Harvest Moon : Back to Nature is coming to PSN this tuesday!

@SagiMewtwo: Ah really? That's cool. Think I'll upgrade to PS+ once I get a job, they've been getting some pretty cool discounts lately.

Aren't we forgetting a little something? ;-)

@viciousarcanum: It's not a RTS. It has some RPG progression elements (you have a quest log). I see it as plenty of mini-games tied together with a cohesive progression.

I tried to turn that guy into a game character, but I couldn't find anything original. So I just made him play himself, and I think it turned out pretty well =)

@viciousarcanum: It's a pretty open-ended game. You can recruit some crew, attack other ships, buy maps to find buried treasure, hunt down notorious pirates to get your hands on their ship and booty, look for your lost family members... Your ultimate goal is to get your revenge on the man who wronged you and your…

@Scrotor: Can you play iPhone games on an iPad, or do you really need the iPad version? Sword & Poker is a really great puzzle/RPG hybrid, but I don't think there's an iPad version.