This doesn't count, but that Bomberman artwork made me want to mention the Megaman 1 and Megaman 2 boxart.
Because they actually turned the former into a playable character in Tekken vs Street Fighter.
And they made him fat.
But that's not an entire game direction.
So the one that came to mind first was Breath of Fire 6.
Because they turned a beloved jrpg series into a free-to-play online, web-based multiplayer role-playing game with microtransactions.
Keeping the 6 in the title to market it as a mainline entry seems especially cynical towards fans that wanted to see a sequel after 14 years.
As for the best?
RE4 is probably my answer. I also think RGG Studio really nailed the transition from Yakuza's brawler style gameplay into a turn based rpg. Although most of everything else remained the same.
