That’s a bummer, I had a Moto E and couple of Moto G phones in the past which were great, but once I started seeing reviews that older generations were better than new ones that were coming out I decided to try using an older flagship (Galaxy S10+ for $200 in 2022) and it’s been a solid experience. Sounds like I should continue going that route once security updates end on this phone.

Second this, it was actually a pretty good thriller in and of itself too

I think you’re looking for Kingdoms of Amalur.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1041720/Kingdoms_of_Amalur_ReReckoning/

“There’s a little something for everyone”

Two game boy DMGs, one kept original and one modded with a new shell, membrane, and LCD screen. It’s a great hobby restoring them.

The Nerd Nest

Two Cool Moms

Monday Morning Podcast

An official Nintendo version of the Retroid pocket flip would actually be pretty sweet.

A few come to mind:

Ys 8 The Lacrimosa of Dana

Danganronpa

Phoenix Wright trilogy

Life is strange

Katana Zero

Axiom Verge 1 and 2

I can still hear “Oops!” and “Oh no!” For the undo button clearly in my head to this day - Kid Pix was the shit in middle school lmao

There are a couple of really cool Metroid Zero Mission rom hacks called Metroid Spooky mission and Metroid Spooky Mission 2 which are high quality and fun to play on the GBA.

I also picked up the Resident Evil bundle earlier this year that I should fire up. RE4 is my jam.

Another vote for moissanite, I got my wife’s engagement ring and wedding band from kobelli.com

Seconded, I have been very happy with my last 2 purchases of Acer refurbished laptops from the official Acer store on eBay.

Here’s one that came to mind: Heiankyo Alien for the Gameboy DMG. I remember playing this a ton in the car as a kid. It’s a game where you have to dig holes for aliens to fall in and bury them to kill them.

https://youtu.be/vY3qVBkIu74?si=YqByQWmw6R-Mo36G

Looks cool, Fantasy Life on the 3DS was a fun game.

Cilantro

I’m at the final boss of Super Mario RPG and can vouch for it being really fun. While it’s not as epic in scale and story as Chrono Trigger, it’s got good humorous writing, good pacing, and the difficulty is just right imo.

I also really like that if you lose a battle, the game resets you at your last save point and carries over any exp you gained, making grinding way less tedious.

Ys 8 has a soft lock toward the end where if you didn’t do enough side quests to build up enough affinity with your castaway group and party members you would get treated to a bad/neutral ending. Fortunately at that soft lock point there are enough ways to build up those points so you can progress past that point.

Celeste, Guacamelee, and Monster Boy in the Cursed Kingdom all made me better at platforming games.

Castlevania SOTN

Super Metroid

Wario Land 1

Chrono Trigger

Bonus: Playing final fantasy 6 and getting past the Figaro part and rafting mini game and quitting the game right after

I’m in a similar predicament except with ToTK - the game is so good I don’t want to see the credits roll so I’ve been running around doing side quests instead lol. And I’m someone who could not get into BotW, I gifted my copy away