Have you tried the 2500 mah batteries?  I’m tempted but they are cheaper than the 1750 so I’m not sure.

Yeah 3ds xl is the way to go. Huge screen, native hardware support for GBA/NDS, and just emulate Gameboy, ngpc. You get two more generations for your money. Unfortunately a decent used “new” 3ds xl or 2ds xl is going for about the same as the analogue. Actual new is $350+

Depends on the game but I recently went through all the old GB / GBA games I could find and most of them still had their save files. (Honestly, at this point, I want to figure out an easy way to back up all those files but that’s a conversation for another day.)

Having a high-resolution screen means that when you are emulating multiple older systems that have different resolutions, you can scale all of them to fit your screen with either pixel-perfect accuracy or at least minimal aliasing.

This looks rad, but I already have a modded GBA, so I really can’t justify buying another device. (Maybe if I had any interest in, or nostalgia for, the non-Nintendo handhelds.) I hope the people who want one are able to get one.

Even if I were to go hunting for all my old cartridges... I can’t imagine the battery-backed SRAM on any of them would still be any good. (Sure, there are lots of games that don’t use save-RAM or use a password system or something like that, but I was heavy into the RPGs like the FF Legend/SaGa series.)

Having beaten Valhalla I personally think it’s interesting. But then again I’m one of those weirdos who actually really likes the Modern Day and Isu stuff.

Interesting, I suppose it makes sense since there was a creepy factor in the beginning when you didn’t know what was going on nor how to fight but once you did it became less scary. I remember that one part where you are in the basement and are about to exit with the very obvious jump scare waiting for you at the end…

I remember a similar feeling... that the gameplay was secondary to the story, and by a significant margin.

I think American Nightmare showed they could improve the combat, as it used a lot of good enemies and mechanics to keep it fresh (same with Control).

I honestly think this game is going to turn out solid gameplay wise, but I imagine it will be at least average.

And the story/setting you know will be top notch, which is…

To be fair plenty of actual survival horror games have had far more engaging gameplay than the first Alan Wake.  Slower and creepier doesn’t neccesarily mean more boring and redundant.

I busted out Alan Wake a year or so ago to try and play through it with my wife and we didn't make it that far. I remember being utterly entranced by the story but had completely forgotten how repetitive and unfun the gameplay was.

I agree, but, considering Remedy is my favorite game studio period, I might also be a bit biased. Plus, I adore Alan Wake (and all of it’s flaws) so anything connected to that series is bound to hold my attention. 

I saw the header image and thought “Oh no, it’s Jared Leto.”

I thought it worked well because the Remedy Video Game Universe have been easter eggs in their titles and and having it all finally come together explicitly was fantastic for me. I’m probably more into their games than most though....

It just felt like a shameless promise of a sequel, entirely about Alan Wake and his deal and not at all about, you know, Jesse or the story/lore of Control, and does not at all work on its own. I’ve played plenty of sequel-bait DLC in the past, because I never learn, but at least they tend to do a good job of making…

...huh, didn’t remember the timing bit!

Hope it takes a few lessons from Control... the original Alan Wake was spooky enough, but the gameplay became tired by the halfway mark. I’d like to see the sequel be as dynamic as Remedy’s last game.

Huh, I thought it was announced two years ago, back with that Control DLC...

Yeah, I think the way Disney+ has been sticking with a more traditional weekly model is better for extended buzz. Encouraging that kind of water cooler conversation that spreads popularity. Netflix birthed the binge though, and goodness knows it worked for them in the past, but I think it only works if you have a real…