FFXIV's All Saints' Wake In 2025 - Would Run Again

Last night I finally got around to running through the All Saints' Wake event for 2025.  Unlike the four-week long Crimson Harvest in EVE Online, seasonal events in Final Fantasy XIV are usually very short, as in 15-20 minutes. A perfect length to act as a break in everyday routine.

As usual the past few All Saints' Wakes the player gets to deal with another batch of voidsent. I don't want to spoil the story, but this year I think they got a new writer. Or perhaps the old one came back. Either way, I did like my character's reactions throughout.

Entering the haunted house

I also love the concept of a story in a haunted house. Using Haukke Manor, normally a level 28 dungeon, was the perfect setting. Even though I waited a week after the content was introduced, I still saw a number of other players running around, giving it more of a haunted house feel.

Haukke Manor decorated for the season

I also appreciated seeing the other players because I got to see the event mount in action. I have to say, I love the whole pumpkin aesthetic for this event, including for the mount.

Ambulario - a mechanical version of this year's main NPC

One of the nice things about All Saints' Wake is that the event lives on after the quest is complete. Two instances, Sneaky Hollow and The Haunted Manor, exist to play in until the end of All Saints' Wake. Something that I missed out by not exploring in previous years was the costumes.

Dressed as Inspector Hildibrand's alter-ego Brandihild

Find the right imp and players can transform into their favorite NPCs, including the Derplander from the trailers. One additional factor is the more of the content explored, the greater the choices of costumes.

Little events like All Saints' Wake don't really stand out in the long run. Heck, I didn't even know about transforming into NPCs until this year's event. But I think the little details help make the world as a whole a much more interesting place. Hopefully the fact that the little details are leading me to engage more with the world is a good sign for the content in the next expansion. Because I'm tired of all the complaining I heard about Dawntrail.