What's the point with that quite lackluster story in Endwalker?

[Teraq]

I'd go one step further and make Emet a woman, looking like Cruella de Vil in ShB and being absolutely Tsundere for Azem in EW. Now the Unsundered can be the Mean Girls I've always wanted them to be deep down. You can't hang out with us, Sundered.

But hey, at least we got to gasp and clap at the super cool Answers anime music video.

It had just occurred to me a couple of days ago that this was probably the reason why Venat was so obsessed with giving Hermes/Meteion humanity's "answer": so we could stand up and clap when the lyrics hit. Then I had this terrible feeling about the potential title of the final fight BGM, so I had to go check the OST tracklist and I'm pleased to report neither of them have anything to do with a question whatsoever. Whew. I might have died of cheese.

(I also found out the Elpis night theme, which tends to make me sad to begin with, is titled "Stars Long Dead". Oof ouch owie...)

(meanwhile we saw how Emet-Selch and Elidibus were capable of enduring for 12k years to pursue their goal so the idea that they lack resilience is just silly)

I really liked your previous signature quote, of bearing the burden and fighting on, kicking and screaming until your last breath is spent, as said by the Scions in Ultima Thule – wait... (checks notes) ...it's not the S– oh dear there's been a terrible mistake –

Furthermore, instead of letting the story play out XIV does have a bad habit of directly stating and restating its point and themes at the player. All the speeches wear thin, when I as the player feel more akin to a errand boy instead of this mythical hero of legend. Also the stakes never reach or feel epic. Nothing is really lost, and more is told than shown. It's tiresome.

By the time I unlocked the Endsinger I was ready for Ra-La to come and take me tbh

I wish the Final Days had been so much more. But Sundered stronk!