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I got the Moto G 2015, coming from the X 2013 like you said. The size jump was bigger than anticipated, but still manageable. It's about the size of a 2014 Moto X (just with bigger bezels/smaller screen), so it's really on the limit of what I can use one handed, but it isn't uncomfortable.

It isn't a flagship device but that's easily overlooked almost everywhere. On the screen, the colors are a little washed out, but that's all I've noticed. Performance may suffer if you're doing hardcore gaming, but for basic use, I haven't noticed any slowness at all, animations and multitasking are super smooth. Camera is much better than I expected, and the battery life is seriously killer. I routinely get a total of 4 hours of screen on time over the course of two days, with power to spare. I haven't tried to kill it in a single day, but I've seen reports of people getting 6 hours SOT.

I can't speak for the other devices you're considering, but I'm confident you won't be disappointed with the G 2015. It really is an upgrade from the X 2013 in every way, except for the display, which is still totally good enough for every day use. I'm very pleased with mine, just be prepared for 2 weeks of shipping, Motorola is having major trouble meeting delivery dates with this phone.

There aren't as many dungeons, sure, but I think each one is pretty high quality. When I play LTTP, they all feel so rudimentary compared to later games. LTTP is definitely hard, but not because the dungeons are designed to be particularly difficult (you just take a crap ton of damage from everything).

Also, if Link Between Worlds is any indication, you may have plenty more dungeons to look forward to. When I play that game I think "this must be what LTTP fans remember that game being like back in the day". And LBW is one of my favorites so I know where you're coming from, I just think Nintendo has gotten better at making the dungeons themselves.

Historically, Toad. On MK8, I used Yoshi until 200cc came out, then I started using this guy for the acceleration

I'm so pumped for this game. Already have it pre-installed, can't wait to play. My connection at home is pretty bad, I normally can't play online games without some visible lag, and Smash Bros is completely unplayable. But the test fire ran just as smooth as the offline, singleplayer demo that preceded it.

Also, the Nintendo Treehouse streamed themselves playing the public demo with everyone else, watch for yourself here if you're interested. These guys have been play testing this game for over a year now, and after 10 matches, they had won 5 and lost 5. Doesn't get much more balanced than that, and that has me more excited than anything else.

Weighing in: Textra is a one time charge of $1, that's all. No subscription required. I upgraded without thinking twice when they asked me to.

I switched from the stock messenger app (old one, not 5.0 messenger) because it just wouldn't receive probably 2 or 3 messages per day. Switched to Textra because I figured it couldn't work worse, and it looked nice. I have tried others since switching, but always end up back with Textra. It easily has the best design, has every functionality you could want, but doesn't throw it in your face if you don't want it. Try it with ads for free, if you like it, throw them a buck and enjoy :cheers:

I had this same problem, this fixed it for me.
Go to the phone's settings app (not Textra settings), more, mobile networks, access point names, tap on the phone that shows up. Copy down what they show in MMSC, MMS Proxy, and MMS Proxy Port. Then go back to Textra settings, MMS Settings, check Manually Configure APN, and enter what you wrote down. Hope this works :cheers:

I didn't love the wolf parts, but they weren't awful. Certainly didn't add anything for me, but I didn't mind it. My main problem was that I didn't like the dungeons. There were maybe 2 that were really good, out of like 9? Yall may disagree, but they just didn't do anything for me. Still fun, just not up to the usual standards.

I did not play Link to the Past until I was probably 20 or so. I have no nostalgia for it at all. It was fun, but I didn't think it was as genre defining as those who played it growing up seemed to think.

Link Between Worlds, however, blew my mind. When I first finished it, I thought, "this must be how everyone else feels about LTTP". And then I started a new file and finished it again. So, yeah, I think you'll like it.

Skyward Sword, Wind Waker, and Link Between Worlds are 3 of my top 4 games in the series. But he isn't the only person to make a good Zelda game, and not all of his have been as great as those 3. It isn't like the series will be worthless without him, but I'll definitely be sad to see him go.

I like to barbecue something. Usually babyback ribs, food with a handle is always a good snack.