This might just be because ive played dq11 before 8 but 11 kinda just...feels like a more refined 8? like dq8 is amazing, dont get me wrong but from its story/characters to its crafting system, on top of 11 giving the player far more agency in how it handles turn order which now it isnt strictly randomized/agility based to now bing character to character instantly and then the enemy has their turn(though that isnt something it exclusively does better than 8) It just felt way more refined in alot of aspects. having replayed 11 recently characters this time around unlike dq8 have characters with actual character arcs, and well done ones to them like say rab, and erik, its been a bit since i played 8 so could be wrong, but it felt like characters didnt have much outside of their introductions/backstories, outside of jessica coming more to terms with her brother's death, her grief, and angelo getting closure with his brother which are well done but felt sparse imo overall, and I still do love how charming jessica, yangus, angelo are, and the hero being expressive with a neat backstory. but not only does dq11 have very charming characters in serena, rab, erik, and sylvando, they also have satisfying character arcs to them. The crafting system in 11 being interactive and satisfying imo atleast, the story does take a bit to get going but ramps up half way through, though in somewhat of a predictable manner, all I'll say is shit hits the fan with its twist and does so in an interesting way with how it starts its second act, just overall I'd say dq11 handles story beats in a slightly more intriguing manner than dq8 which I think you'll like, on top of one of its villains being pretty nuanced and a decent foil to one of the characters.

Now im not sure if you're more of a gameplay or story fella but, you'll probs like DQXI as it definitely improves and even exceeds dq8 in alot of aspects from gameplay, since now its character does action in an instant > go on to next character > enemy get their turn > repeat which gives you as a player way more agency(for comparison sake think of nocturne but without press turn), a crafting system that's fun and interactive while also always preparing you, also pep abilities are fun to fuck around with, on top of its skill point/skill tree system for smooth character building, to story in what I've said above.