Quote Originally Posted by MoofiaBossVal View Post
I complained about the final act of Endwalker for being a lesser rehash of Shadowbringers. I've since warmed up to the idea of FF14 being about fall of civilizations and its immortal survivors who dwell in despair. It's poignant. I think my dissatisfaction comes from the execution. I don't mind rehashed ideas if they are good, or even better than before. But execution in the writing is something that FF14 has been struggling with ever since the ShB patches began
The way they're currently handled, despair and sadness have already overstayed their welcome. It succeded once in ShB because it had a great storywriting and a wonderful build-up, but that doesn't mean it will succeed every time it's brought up.

If we take a look at the past, Gaius, Lahabrea, Thordan, and even Zenos were already good villains because they had different motives and were not simply sad boys and girls consumed by despair.

Honestly, I expected DT will be a step in the right direction, and while Part 1 had its dull moments, I enjoyed it much more than I did in Part 2, which is a shame because I looked up to Part 2 as the very cool part.