Chantelise

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Anyone whose familiar with StarTropics, Terranigma, or Brave Fencer Musashi will love this.

Recettear

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This game lets you play as a shopkeeper who gets to hire mercenaries called 'Braves' to explore dungeons in order to get more items for the shop you run.

Mao-Tan

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Here's one that involves a maid with a talking broom. This is a 3D game that plays more like a 2D brawler more than God Hand.

Asahina: A Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya PC game

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Nothing but a simple shooting platformer involving one of the main characters from that aforementioned anime.

Tetra Bash

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I can sum this up as Zelda 2 meets CV: Symphony of the Night.

Dread Lock

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Tokkyu Tenshi

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A racing version of SMB 1.

That's it for the indie games, now some random links...
What We Know That Isn't So.-Another John Stossel article worth checking out.
Richard W. Rahn: Learning From What Works-Now why can't this country and the rest of the world be like Switzerland?
National Interest: Martyrdom, Interrupted-Proof that the use of torture techniques are counterproductive.
Morality and the IRS-This is why the fair tax is sorely needed in this country.
National Post: Return Sidewalks to Private Control