What mainly kills the fantasy vibe in FF14 especially in DT is all the on the nose IRL references. I was fine with "fantasy japan" in Stormblood because it makes sense to introduce the Samurai job. But then came "fantasy India" but ok it was just one of the 6 zones so it was not too bad. But in DT its now "fantasy America" where almost everything is IRL themed instead of creating NEW fantasy worlds. It just feels lazy and uninspired. I guess 8.0 will probably be "fantasy Australia" or something...