Some story bits from the gamewatch interview, full post here
  • Nael is dead. [Sounded pretty final, so no "coming back as omega weapon" etc]
  • Gaius was just observing which party is going to fall, so he and his troops are unharmed. He is going to be our opponent for the time being.
  • Crystal tower is related to the mystery behind the Allagan Empire, and is it's legacy.
  • All of the 3 storylines are interwined somehow.
  • Dalamud was a machine created by the Allagan Empire [so, it was not the same as the sealing ceremony Louisiox tried to perform!]
  • The emperor Xandes (sp?) of the Allagan Empire is not dead. He is actually in a cold sleep chamber. Yoshida-san wants us to speculate whether Nael was trying to bring Dalamud down to awaken the Emperor and whether the appearance of the Crystal Tower signifies the Emperor's awakening or not.
  • Main story will end at lvl50 with a tentative ending, what will follow are numbered patches, just like with the 7th Umbral Era storyline of 1.x. He emphasizes that he's not talking about expansions here. Those 3 storylines will come to a conclusion before the first expansion is released.
  • "The Grand Labyrith of Bahamut" is not meant figuratively, but literally. It's going to be huge.
  • It appears that Bahamut was not allowed to roam around freely, which is why there is a labyrinth and why the world has recovered. The whiteout at the end of the End of Era trailer takes place right before something happens. [Odin after all?]
  • ARR opening may feature a narration by Louisiox.