Garnet Faodail

This game has exceeded my every expectation. I completed the Main Story Quests alongside all the side story quests as they appeared for a total of some 100+ hours of pure Endwalker story telling. The side quests added so much richness to the people and areas we visited while allowing me time to adjust emotionally and build anticipation for what comes next. However, I often found myself wishing I would just do the MSQ because it was a ride I didnt want to get off of. The main story paid off so much of my hard work in FFXIV these last 8 years bringing back characters I visited in class quests and even remembering me and the work I had done. I took time to talk to all the npcs near my quest before continuing further building my sense of relations with my main cast and together we braved the End. And what an end it was. This game and its spectacle, the colours, the zones, and of course THE MUSIC, have forever etched a place in my heart and at times I felt like the game was showing me a mirror into myself. The story is heart breaking and at times funny. The lore makes sense and no one and nothing ever mentioned in game before, feels forgotten. It's almost as if this place and it's people always existed and SE was simply showing me their world. I finished Endwalker with tears that had been flowing for the better part of 10 hours ranging from tearing up to full on wailing in anguish. It lands every emotional beat it sets out to hit and earns each and every one of my tears. It closes this story so perfectly and has solidified FFXIV as my favourite game of all time I'm sorry but I have not a single complaint other than that I'm still shook emotionally and can hardly enter the last zone without feeling like I'm about to cry all over again. Bravo Creative Business Unit 3, Natsuko Ishikawa, Michael-Christopher Koji Fox, Masayoshi Sokken, and Yoshi-P. Thank you for taking me one this unforgettable journey. 10/10