I just played through DT

[Kandraxx]

…speed running while spam clicking every dialog and esc’ing every cutscene the second the screen started to go black. I don’t know who any of the characters are. Tell me what I’ve missed.

All I know is that it went from a tropical island to a New Vegas wild west zone which seemingly was just across the bridge (LUL) and then the Santa Fe express took me straight to Bladerunner x Independence Day.

Ok honestly, what did these guys smoke?

[IvoryHawk]

Youtube is your friend

[Gwenkatsu]

That's bait. And a bad one.
So here's the matching answer from our mutual friend ChatGPT:

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail – The Vacation That Definitely Wasn't

So, after saving the universe (again), defeating gods, time-traveling, soul-swapping, and surviving emotional trauma that would require several therapists, the Warrior of Light decides: “You know what? I need a vacation.”

Enter Dawntrail, where your Scions go on a tropical getaway to Tural – a land full of sun, jungle, spicy food, and definitely no epic conflicts. Just sunhats and sidequests, right?

WRONG.

Because surprise! You’ve accidentally landed in the middle of a succession crisis. Two siblings are fighting to become the next ruler, and somehow you’ve been roped into an ancient prophecy, local politics, and probably another world-ending threat no one's noticed yet.

You’ll explore:

Yak Tails and Temple Ruins
Coffee-Colored Mountains
Incredibly Buff New Races™
And a city where they eat taco-shaped lore dumps for breakfast.

Meanwhile, Wuk Lamat, your new bouncy, axe-wielding bestie, really wants to win the throne—and she’s dragging you with her to prove she’s worthy. “Help me become queen!” she says. “There won’t be danger!” she lies.

Naturally, what begins as a beach trip ends with you fighting yet another cosmic-level threat, learning forgotten histories, and once again wondering if you’ll ever get that damn vacation.

In short:

“We came for sunshine and smoothies.
We got gods, grief, and geopolitical drama.”
— Every Warrior of Light, probably.

[Saraide]

So true bestie

[Shialan]

And then people wonder why no one really takes this forum seriously.

[LaylaTsarra]

And then people wonder why no one really takes this forum seriously.

Many of us rarely come here anymore. The hate on everything gets old.

[Arohk]

If this your first Final Fantasy game? lol

[Kozh]

And then people wonder why no one really takes this forum seriously.

Funny you say that when DT is consistently being trashed on multiple places outside of forum lol
You know it is bad when even the ff14 (reddit) discord is divided over the story.