I only played The Sands of Time out of that trilogy but man, what a great game! I played through the whole thing twice. The Forgotten Sands was a recent PS+ game that I'm hoping to play at some point.
Well I know which of those I'd recommend 
And you may well enjoy it. Like I said, it's not bad but it's firmly B-tier at best and the expectations (which I believe were mostly justified) were so much higher. I'd be interested in your opinions when you finally get to it.
Your character from the 360 will carry over to the X1 though, so at least you won't lose anything. Rise of Iron doesn't support the older consoles anyway, so that works out for you. But I know it's not cheap buying for the new systems.
The main complaint I've heard about Mankind Divided is that it's more of the same, which I guess is true but seriously, it's been FIVE YEARS since the last Deus Ex game. There are not too many of these! And while I can't comment on the story as a whole yet, I really like it so far. It has a good mystery/conspiracty vibe going.
You should get Song of the Deep. It's only $15 and isn't too long.
I played No More Heroes. It's fun, if a little shallow. I've had its sequel in my backlog for years now. Really need to get on that lol. DKC Returns is really hard, like you said, but the game has simultaneous co-op, which is cool but it makes the game harder in my opinion. Stick with single player for a better chance at finishing it.
Went back and read your two previous blogs. Sucks when plans fall apart. Sometimes a change is what you need. I hope things start to work out...without taking away all your gaming time. Earthlock isn't going to play itself 
Filling up the card...that's the real game
Your memory is pretty accurate. If you go in for the recall, you have to fight one of the late game bosses in an impaired state (no HUD, messed up visuals, etc.). That's what happened to me when I played Human Revolution the first time. When I played the Director's Cut at the beginning of this year, I skipped the recall and the boss is flabbergasted when the glitch doesn't work. It was a great touch for sure Hopefully the new one will have some equally smart moments.
I was going to put off getting Song of the Deep but I wanted to support that it exists—a 2D Metroidvania by a triple-A developer getting a physical release? Yes, please!—and it was only $15. It's a charming little game which I would definitely recommend. I bet you'd love the soundtrack too. It's super chill.
Remote play! I always forget about that. And when I do remember, I worry about how many L and R buttons the game will use lol. I might try that with Rebel Galaxy.
