I simply can't agree with the TC. Most clone games have that aspect of "tried really hard, but didn't quite get it". This is the case of HoD and PoDD. They are good, but if you play the game they're based on, you might not want to play the clones again. After playing TSS, I saw what the Amusement Makers were trying to achieve, and also noticed that the gameplay in it is still a lot better, not to mention the visuals and sounds.
When ZUN developed PoFV, he took a step away from PoDD (and consequently TSS) by making the bomb system integrated with the charge system and making more out of the focus ability. These made PoFV become a game on its own, rather than completely inspired on TSS.
The result is that I won't play PoDD when I can turn on my DS and play TSS, but I might still want to play PoFV and even Kioh Gyoku because the three are different.