I never played the original games, so I don't really have reference for how these are in terms of remakes, but overall I found them to be very cute and fun (especially the Klonoa character himself, such an adorable lil guy)! Even though the visuals look modern, the games do show their age in a few ways, you can particularly notice it in the sounds in the first game, which seem like they probably went unchanged. The writing, also, isn't particularly great. I don't mind those things though, there's something endearing about them. The game isn't hard, but it will throw a few bs deaths at you here and there. Definitely tailored more towards kids, but as an adult I still enjoyed it, and I absolutely see why so many people would grow up and have that nostalgia for it.

Overall it felt like a cute little game to relax with, and certainly worth giving a chance. (Please do wait for a sale, though. $40 is kinda yikes.)