I found it very weak. The new quest mechanic was an immense annoyance, a lot of very important things were dismissed as mundane (I was especially taken aback from how it was just plain accepted we can go to the moon like that), Alphinaud returned to the annoying little gnat I hated in ARR, comic relief was unwelcome when tragedy struck just moments before, sacrifices felt cheapened and we literally beat Metei with the power of friendship.

All in all, just slightly above Stormblood in terms of quality in my opinion. Maybe equal. Which would peg both of them just above ARR. Doesn't even come close to ShB. I also take extreme umbrage with the many people here that think disliking the story means someone "missed the point" or "hasn't played the game." The former doesn't even matter because it's a writer's job to convey the point in a way that's clear, yet classy. The latter is an accusation born of a fanboy's tantrum. I'm very disappointed in how people are handling dissident opinions this expansion.