Before I start this post I’m gonna give a very obvious spoiler warning cause I’m about to spoil the entire game
Anyways, I just beat 16 And wow that game was amazing but there’s one thing I’m curious about and I’d like other peoples thoughts on it.
What do you guys think happened to Joshua during the ending? I know it’s implied that he survived but it’s never outright stated and in my opinion him coming back kinda takes away from his arc. In my opinion I think he does die and the book at the end is written by someone else, specifically the undying. I’ll elaborate; I forget exactly where it’s said it who says it but I remember near the end of the game someone says something along the lines of “no One truly dies as long as their name is still alive” (also a reason why Clive takes Cid’s name) so in my opinion the book was written by either the undying or someone else as a way to make sure Joshua never truly dies. I think it being the undying makes the most sense since their goal is to basically body guard Joshua so keeping his name alive that way is them doing their duty even after he’s gone.
But that’s just my thoughts I’m curious what other people think