I AM PLAYING THE NIER REPLICANT REMASTER BECAUSE NIER AUTOMATA WAS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AND I FIGURED I SHOULD START WITH THE EARLIER ONE FIRST. I LIKE IT. IT’S A SEMI-OPEN WORLD A LA DRAGON QUEST XI. THE AUTO-BATTLE FEATURE IS FANTASTIC. THE PROTAGONIST, FRUMPUS, HAS A SICK SISTER HE HAS TO FIND A CURE FOR. I’M ABOUT 9 HOURS IN AND SO FAR, SO GOOD.