Quote Originally Posted by Hurlstone View Post
Fun things or moments of levity between story beats are good I think. Despite what some may claim, I personally think Endwalker was one of the darker expansions overall, what with its notions on mortality, the Blasphemies being born ect. so it needed moments of clarity land humanity like that. It may not have always struck the right tone for every player sure, but hay, there are those who say Heavensward or Shadowbringers did not either!

I think its a shame when media nowadays is reduced to things like 'dark = adult, fun = chidish' as its a really restrictive way to look at fiction and what stories it can tell. Media and art suffer when we cannot conceptualise and analyze its layers.
Eh. I feel that Endwalker wasn't dark enough. And the urgency wasn't really there. By the time we head out into space, the Final Days had hit 2 zones in the entire world. Fire in the sky and everything. I think that it should have gotten more widespread as the story progressed. Even if the story's events weren't taking place in certain areas, I feel that the skybox should have at least been changed to reflect the coming apocalypse. Maybe set some random trees in the Black Shroud on fire too while they were at it. Something. Anything. The Final Days were not really as big of an issue as they made it out to be. I've got my fair share of gripes with EW, but this is my biggest one I think.