The Problem with Yoshi-P | An Honest Critique by Ember's Arcade

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That's the unfortunate outcome of the MSQ having no consequences in general.

Ultima Thule later shows that problem once again.
The Scions all sacrifice themselve to allow you to reach the top. It's supposed to tug at your heartstrings (in a very cheap way imo) but fails to do so because they are immediately revived afterwards, in the exact same state they were before, once again no consequences and the entire section falls flat because it might as well not have happened.

Personally I think it would've been much better if at least half of the Scions perished then.
That the crystal didn't have enough power to bring all of them back.
It was the Endwalker expansion after all, the end of a story that's been going on for many many years.

It would've also made the next expansion feel more like a new adventure if not all the previous characters were still tagging along.
That the players ventures forth while remembering those that were lost.
Would've made it much more impactful imo.

"Everyone likes a happy ending" as they say.
But bittersweet endings are the ones that people remember.