Armand is worried because he did this review as a favor and now Steerpike is all "you belong to us" this and "you are Tap-Repeatedly's slave" that. He does think Steerpike is pretty awesome though and he's not just saying that because Steerpike wrote this. That's part of the reason. Not the whole reason. Just part. Edit by Armand: Damn it, dude...
I wanted people from my group to also play the game, to the point where I promised them a free game of equal value if they picked up Nier:Automata, played through the whole thing, and said they didn’t feel it was worth full price. I REALLY wanted them to play it.
…a streamlined version of clunky, older game mechanics — without feeling “dumbed down” or “casual.” Bastard Bonds is simply more elegant than its predecessors and influences.