What even was that capstone questline?

[ovIm]

Thinking about it, everything about this final quest just feels... incredibly off.

Our villain is someone who was kicked out of her village, and was unable to work with the customs of the world beyond. After being wronged and her home destroyed by the authorities, she resorted to extremism. Hells, many of the things she said about Eorzeas nations do ring true. Quite frankly, a lot of the things Apyaahi said do resonate well, and are not out of place in this world.

How come we (both the ingame characters and we, the players) can forgive and redeem Golbez, Fordola, even Yotsuyu (up to a part) and fucking Gaius, but when it comes to Apyaahi, the only solution is jail and chains? All while being played for laughs with that weird song in the background. It just leaves a very sour taste in my mouth.

[Mawlzy]

Thinking about it, everything about this final quest just feels... incredibly off.

Our villain is someone who was kicked out of her village, and was unable to work with the customs of the world beyond. After being wronged and her home destroyed by the authorities, she resorted to extremism. Hells, many of the things she said about Eorzeas nations do ring true. Quite frankly, a lot of the things Apyaahi said do resonate well, and are not out of place in this world.

How come we (both the ingame characters and we, the players) can forgive and redeem Golbez, Fordola, even Yotsuyu (up to a part) and fucking Gaius, but when it comes to Apyaahi, the only solution is jail and chains? All while being played for laughs with that weird song in the background. It just leaves a very sour taste in my mouth.

Incredibly off is completely right. If the conclusion of the quest is "she bad, lock her up," why provide a back story evoking sympathy? Compared to those characters you mention, she's a saint. Maybe this makes more sense through a JP lens?

When Apyaahi was presenting her position, I really wanted a dialog option: "that's a really good point, fancy discussing Bakunin over a beer?"