please have a headphone jack. idk if this is something we need to actually worry about...but i really dislike that newer phones keep omitting the headphone jack. bluetooth just isn't the same!
XENOBLADE! love this series, i'll also recommend it. there's this video i liked that's like a fanmade ad for the game, here. pretty sure it's not too spoilery (or the spoilers are just out of context).
since you already mentioned it though, i'll recommend earthbound. the entire series is really good, but for play order, i'd recommend earthbound -> mother 3 -> mother 1. (any order is fine, since the games are only loosely connected though). such good jrpgs with an upbeat feel to them.
both of those sound pretty good! i've heard that the crosshair weirdness is baked into it, like this post shows. but if they gave it its own mini-crosshair, that would help a lot
yeahh, 5 seconds is way too short. it's harder to hit than point sensor and weaker in its detecting period? weird
i also had the idea of: if they really want to keep it at 5 seconds, give it some sort of other effect. like say, it causes the enemy to heal their health slower during that period
dont have much to say, but that looks cool!