are all final fantasys related

[Valmars_soul]

i was playing ff9 and came across a clouds sword were zidane replys "i remember a spiky haired guy with one opf those" after discussing this with my mate he started pointing out connections spanning from the first ever game to the present day masterpieces.so does this mean anything or is square just trying to get uds all thinking

p.s probably been discussed before but its really eating away at my ass

[One winged angel of death]

not all just some.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

FFX-2 is a direct sequel to FFX. Before Crisis and Dirge of Cerberus are, respectively, the prequel and the sequel to FFVII. Besides that, though, the games are all connected only by vague references, in-jokes, and carried themes. There are no direct connections.

[Chris]

In FFIX you actually get to solve a puzzle related to FFII.
About Joseph and his death ya' know.

[CloudZidaneFusion]

I knew that puzzle had something to do with one of the old ones!

[Chris]

Its actually a quite sad story...Joseph sacrificed his life to save Firion, Maria and Guy.

[One winged angel of death]

hn! heh heh heh.....my my....i knew that....ha ha ha...

[Mo-Nercy]

FFIX is a bit of a unique case. It contains references to EVERY mainstream FF game before it. Everything from Garland to Mt. Gulug to Pandemonium to that sword in Lindblum.

Square's just having some fun with FFIX. It's just like a little tribute to all the previous ones.

[One winged angel of death]

well of course they are...heh.

[SomethingBig]

None of the FF's, besides FFX-2 and FFX and FFVII and FFVII: Dirge of Cerberus, Crisis Core, Advent Children, and Before Crisis, are really linked. There are some stuff from previous games incorporated into later games, like Biggs and Wedge, Cid, and the summons, but they're not directly linked to eachother.

[TheSpoonyBard]

There are even some references to games that aren't Final Fantasy. For example, in Alexandria in FFIX you will come across a man named Ashley who runs the mini-theatre, who looks suspiciously similar to Ashley Riot from Vagrant Story (which just happens to be a Square game). Other similarities are in name only: the Mist and Ozma of FFIX appear in Legend Of Legaia, Mythril appears in Lord Of The Rings, and other such vague connections.

[SomethingBig]

Mythril appears in Lord Of The Rings
Mythril appears in just about every RPG or medieval/fantasy game.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Mithril was Tolkien's creation. I guess FF's translators just call it "mythril" in the pursuit of being unique, or something similarly stupid. Maybe they want the pun to be that much more obvious.

[ISRviper]

well Square uses the names biggs and wedge alot but not realy an other names

[Project G]

7 to 10-2 are related because of the maps are similar- they look like Great Britain

[Valmars_soul]

that island around the white seed ship really reminded me of italy

[Osiron]

IX only has all those references because it was the last ps1 ff game. It was to add to the nostalgia factor. :cry:

[escobert]

well Square uses the names biggs and wedge alot but not realy an other names
Cid? :rolleyes2

[One winged angel of death]

well there's that and most of the main characters "MOST" are blonde.... and one had a monkey tail... :eek: