Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake’25

these are probably worth picking up on sale

going from three, which is really more of a traditional JRPG experience that you'd probably be familiar with now, to one where you're basically just playing a single character, fighting random battles with uh very minimalist, I would say, systems across the board, it might feel a little bit jarring

This is a 10 out of 10 game for me. They nailed it.