I started Burnout 3. Enjoying how definitely mid-aughts it is. Crashing is not always as much fun as I was led to believe, lol. I mean, it's gnarly at first, but after a while you just appreciate it as a fail state if you're in a race or time trial. The game includes a Need for Speed demo, and that demo really contrasts - making me appreciate how snappy, fun, and clean-looking BO3 is.
This next game just came out, so in some ways it doesn't qualify as patient. But at the same time, Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter is a remake of an older game I've wanted to play for a long time (and I've patiently waited since SC never got a physical release in my region before). Just got started, but it was immediately refreshing to pick back up right where the original First Chapter left off. Seeing the characters, hearing the music motifs, takes me back. In a way I miss the charm of the 2D, but the new coat of paint is overall quite seviceable.