Sightseeing...

[Felis]

Which again, just brings me back to "These should have been Cutscenes". Then they can show me it exactly as they envisioned, maybe even make it better than it would look in game.

This is not how the cutscenes work. The cutscenes show you the actual weather and daylight of the area. You would still need to wait for the right weather and daylight to trigger the cutscene.

Imagine beating T9 but nope, it's not a full moon in a clear sky, so you get no loot and don't even ask for the ending scene.

Anyone remember crafting in FF XI? ^^