What's the point with that quite lackluster story in Endwalker?

[PawPaw]

Considering that codex entry, it does seem like the devs fully intended for us to take that as a stylized rendition of the actual events... no matter how biased and eyebrow-raising it all is. The writers truly, fully believe that it's the right idea to push and they seemed confused about why some wouldn't accept it, as shown by the Q&A. Do not question it, citizen.

I mean...it's not though. The Final Days had been stopped and the world had been restored before the Sundering. There was no fiery Amaurot for her to slowly walk through on her way to chastise a faceless group of people after she'd allowed 75% of the population to be sacrificed. I'd say the only part of that nonsense that could have been accurate was Emet-Selch saying goodbye to Hythlodaeus and Hermes being emo and staring at the sky. I am sure they are trying to double down on this idea of the pure, good, goddess now by writing flowery prose about her actions in retrospect but I have eyes of my own and I 'member.

Even if they had intended it to be, they reaffirmed during the Q&A that the Anamnesis scene with her followers is canonical, which obliterates any notion that that scene is in any way accurate to the events in its totality. I think what Skyborne is getting at, though, is they're attempting a sleight of hand where, if you don't think hard enough, that's all there is to the tale.

Curious, since they've doubled down on that being canonical how will they explain her loyal followers seemingly not being aware that summoning Hydaelyn would kill them all body and soul? As others have mentioned before, they speak as though they will be going on after she is gone and lament her not being there to lead them. Guess we'll never know!