Endwalker

I have not the words. They should have sent a poet.
I streamed the majority of this expansion over the course of a week. At first I didn’t really want to thinking that I was going to ruin or spoil the story for viewers, but I remembered that this is what the viewers asked for. So I streamed it all (with me out of the picture of course) and when I got to the scene with Urianger and Moenbryda’s parents, that’s when the tears started to flow. The rest of that last day was pretty much variations on a theme; progress made and a trashcan full of tear stained and snot covered tissues. Without further adieu, Endwalker:

*This song was so haunting. I hope it’s included on the soundtrack when it gets released.*

*I’m making this post a few weeks after completing the expansion and I* ***still*** *don’t feel the least bit sorry for this guy and his companions.*

*Definitely made me think of Zeal Kingdom from Chrono Trigger when I first arrived here.*

*I have issues with this scene because you basically set the events of the entire game into motion.*

*These questions hit* ***hard****. It really made me sit back and think about my nearly year long journey through FFXIV and yes, it has been good and worthwhile for me.*

Trying to get through this scene was a struggle. With each press of the button to advance the text, the tears began anew and the despair swelled within until it was a tangible object in my throat, choking me. Poor Moenbryda who was killed shortly before the events of Heavensward and I assume most of the playerbase had forgotten about…

*This battle is* ***brutal****. I found that ultimately doing it with Trust NPCs was better than doing it with people.*

*I can imagine this place, bustling with activity. People having a leisurely day at the tables, eat and drinking and conversing near this strange artificial tree. I wonder what they were like?*

*Definitely my favorite NPC of the expansion, not that this is the first time we have encountered them in the game…*

The tears definitely flowed during the end credits. It’s been three weeks since I finished the expansion and I just can’t bring myself to log back in for any reason. I’m totally devastated but it was an amazing journey from start to finish.

Memorable moments from along the journey:

*I took this screenshot when I started this journey because I could never remember Alphinaud’s sister’s name because until Stormblood, she never really played a part in the goings on of the story.*

*Story quests that are titled after the expansion always get my attention. I know then that something big is about to happen.*

*Seeing Ramza from Final Fantasy Tactics show up was a definite fan boy moment.*

I ***love*** *the pop culture references in this game*

*I was going through a Flash Gordon phase with that helmet*

The Dark Knight quest chain…

*Pootie Jones, the greatest Astrologian that ever lived*

FC Wedding

What I’m Listening To, part 18

Shadowbringers