Dawntrail is being review bombed by three groups of people:
-People who do not actually play Final Fantasy XIV and just spam-skip through the story so they can get end-game glams to go RP with in player housing venues.
-People who see Wuk Lamat and get aggressively annoyed at somebody who's happy and out-going instead of gritty and miserable all the time.
-People who can have all their complaints boiled down to "It's woke :("

In actuality Dawntrail is a phenomenal first step out of the Hydaelyn Saga that concluded with Endwalker. After having saved the world several times over and barely living to celebrate their victory, The Warrior of Light goes on what is essentially a Tropical Vacation adventure while honoring a foe-turned-friend's request that they see all the world has to offer so they can truly appreciate the mantle they have inherited. Our Character takes a back-seat for a while in the story, functioning as the mysterious and powerful Mentor character to the next generation of heroes, literally Those Who Walk Before teaching Those Who Walk After as has been sung in Answers for over a decade now. As the story progresses the Warrior of Light takes a more active role as a new threat is uncovered and they once again fight to defend the world they have been charged with protecting.
As we progress through this story, Dawntrail offers incredible music, some of the most beautiful scenery the game has to offer, two new incredible jobs, one of which quickly became my new favorite, dungeons and trials that are some of the most fun the game has had in years, sets the stage for a bunch of fantastic new content coming up next, a ton of QoL and visual improvements to the entire game that makes older content look and feel even more amazing than before, and I've never been more excited for the future of this game. I was worried that after Endwalker, the story and content team would run out of steam since the stakes literally can't get higher than that, but they immediately put those worries to rest. Dawntrail is, as I said, the perfect follow-up. The Warrior of Light saves the world and gets to go back to just being an Adventurer experiencing new places, learning about new cultures and people, facing new foes, and continuing to appreciate the world they saved.

The Mixed reviews at the time of posting this review are already climbing back up as people who actually play the game finish up with the story and come to leave their own review, and in the meantime people like a certain grifters on Twitter will continue to cry about how this game is "woke" without realizing FF14 has been "woke" since the very beginning. This has always been a game about friendship, co-operation between people and cultures, fighting back against oppression and cyclical violence, and having empathy and compassion for the struggles of others, as Final Fantasy as a franchise has for decades.

Dawntrail is an incredible expansion, it surpassed all my expectations, put all my worries to rest, and I can't wait to see what comes next.

Dawntrail is being review bombed by three groups of people: -People who do not actually play Final Fantasy XIV and just spam-skip through the story so they can get end-game glams to go RP with in player housing venues. -People who see Wuk Lamat and get aggressively annoyed at somebody who's happy and out-going instead of gritty and miserable all the time. -People who can have all their complaints boiled down to "It's woke :(" In actuality Dawntrail is a phenomenal first step out of the Hydaelyn Saga that concluded with Endwalker. After having saved the world several times over and barely living to celebrate their victory, The Warrior of Light goes on what is essentially a Tropical Vacation adventure while honoring a foe-turned-friend's request that they see all the world has to offer so they can truly appreciate the mantle they have inherited. Our Character takes a back-seat for a while in the story, functioning as the mysterious and powerful Mentor character to the next generation of heroes, literally Those Who Walk Before teaching Those Who Walk After as has been sung in Answers for over a decade now. As the story progresses the Warrior of Light takes a more active role as a new threat is uncovered and they once again fight to defend the world they have been charged with protecting. As we progress through this story, Dawntrail offers incredible music, some of the most beautiful scenery the game has to offer, two new incredible jobs, one of which quickly became my new favorite, dungeons and trials that are some of the most fun the game has had in years, sets the stage for a bunch of fantastic new content coming up next, a ton of QoL and visual improvements to the entire game that makes older content look and feel even more amazing than before, and I've never been more excited for the future of this game. I was worried that after Endwalker, the story and content team would run out of steam since the stakes literally can't get higher than that, but they immediately put those worries to rest. Dawntrail is, as I said, the perfect follow-up. The Warrior of Light saves the world and gets to go back to just being an Adventurer experiencing new places, learning about new cultures and people, facing new foes, and continuing to appreciate the world they saved. The Mixed reviews at the time of posting this review are already climbing back up as people who actually play the game finish up with the story and come to leave their own review, and in the meantime people like a certain grifters on Twitter will continue to cry about how this game is "woke" without realizing FF14 has been "woke" since the very beginning. This has always been a game about friendship, co-operation between people and cultures, fighting back against oppression and cyclical violence, and having empathy and compassion for the struggles of others, as Final Fantasy as a franchise has for decades. Dawntrail is an incredible expansion, it surpassed all my expectations, put all my worries to rest, and I can't wait to see what comes next.