First, I just want to say I did love Endwalker. It was a beautiful story (despite pacing issues) and I enjoyed how it closed out this arc.

HOWEVER, the new zones really did nothing for me. When I entered the new zones in Shadowbringers, from the purple-tinged landscape in Lakeland to the Crystal Waves in Amh Araeng, I was immediately just filled with wonder. The music, the visuals, there was a magic that just seemed to be missing in the Endwalker zones.

Like I know people like to make fun of the Rak'tika Greatwood due to the lahee song, but I love the music there and will just sit and enjoy it. I can't say any of the zones in Endwalker I really want to hang out in. The moon yes, the music there is nice and I would enjoy spending time in Ultima Thule if the zone reverted back to its normal zone music but the fact is final walk song permanently gets old.

Maybe I am the only one...I don't know I just really felt something special in the Shadowbringer zones that's missing in Endwalker's.