I think I just like more what the series can possibly become rather than what the series currently is.
Honestly, I don't think the Drakengard's storytelling was good either. The actual plot and the lore was interesting, but its presentation was pretty sloppy. I think Yoko Taro is getting better though. Nier's storytelling wasn't perfect, but it was a definite improvement...which it should be since it came out almost decade later.
Who knows. I'm still really looking forward to Nier Automata, but I don't want to blindly accept that it will be good just because Platinum Games is making it. Everyone thought that dumb Sonic RPG game would be amazing because Bioware made it but then it turns out to be sh
it.