@geistigbehindert @Azur_Fenix @beardalaxy Disclaimer: I am a Yoko Taro fan. I like his work. I played SINoALICE. I am beyond reproach.
Nier Gestalt is okay but it suffers the typical Yoko Taro self-indulgence, ESPECIALLY with the endings. And same for Nier Automata. It's my main problem with him, overall, but it's also what makes him a singular game director.
Drakengard 3 is great. Great characters. Minimal bullshit. Really solid pacing (which is a miracle).
Nier Automata is pretty good in general (better than Gestalt/Replicant) largely due to Platinum handling the game feel, but it meanders a bit too often in various parts (the novel sections, the post exile city section) and, per usual, a pretty unsatisfying set of endings and I don't like shota-types.