Rating this is a bit tough cause I really like book 1 and am a bit more cooled on book 2, but I think overall the experience would average out to pretty good! I really like Book 1, it's a short but fun romp and I really like it, with the big downside being the bosses are kinda bad outside of a couple that I like (The Mantis and Oni heads). On the other hand, Book 2 is a game with great scale and some really cool looking environments, but I like the bosses even less than 1 and had to even grind a bit just to beat the final boss which is even more of an RNG hell than the book 1 final boss. I just didn't vibe with it as much as I liked, but overall the experiences are worth it. Collection+ is probably the most ideal to onboard a new player as I once was, but it's fun to go back and check out how they used to be!