Ys VIII is soo good.
I've been playing Ys 9, almost at the end now. I played 8 on the switch around 3 years ago on a whim and really enjoyed it. I also played Origins when it came out there, and it was fun although different. I'm late to the party but find this franchise to be a fun and light jrpg that I can just jump in and out of.
I've started playing Ys 9: Monstrum Nox. It's a quite charming action RPG. I played Ys 8 a few years back and generally found it enjoyable, so wanted to give it a shot. Not the most complex game (so far), but definitely fun!
Seconding clipr, it's my go-to for when i just need to quickly check or transferring something to and from Excel.

Really wish we could have an easy way to play the Xenosaga games
As someone hooked from Xenoblade Chronicles onwards (started at 2, played all of them, even borrowing a friend's Wii U for X), I just really want to get to experience more of this franchise! Hoping for remakes, or at least just some ports...