NieR Replicant has a really good story and has very interesting characters. Well, at least once you've played 12 hours of the game and gotten past the first ending. After that the game is very repetitive other than a couple of cutscenes and new lines of dialogue. While I liked the what endings B through D added to the story, it was really ending E that I liked the most. It may have had less explanation but at least it was different. My biggest issue with the game is that despite being a very good remake, it felt extremely dated still. The side quests were very uninteresting, and there was way too much back tracking for my liking. My last major complaint is that to get the true ending it is very grindy. I don't really see why having all of the weapons is a prerequisite to 2 of the 5 endings. All of these negative things are still held up by the great story, which ensured that I still enjoyed the game and completed it all the way to ending E. I do look forward to seeing what easter eggs I missed when playing NieR Automata next time I go back to that game. That alone may make my time playing NieR Replicant worth it.