I didn't mean to knock against the Hyrule Warriors game. I've never played a Dynasty Warriors game, but what I've seen of Hyrule Warriors looked like it would be pretty fun. I just don't consider it as part of the "main" Zelda series. The "lack thereof" for "merits" was meant mostly for those cruddy CD-i games (which I have played a little of, via emulation, and they're just as shitty as everyone says they are).
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