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So, I finally kicked Ultima weapon into last Thursday, which is good. I got Eden, which is VERY good.
However, something is now bothering me. Just what IS Eden? I can't seem to get the thing to resolve into a single image in my mind. Is it...
* A nercon-like figure with a large, ornate bowl on it's head?
* A seahorse-like creature dangling from said bowl?
* A gaping mouth emanating from a collection of... junk?
Or something else entirely?
I believe it was said that Eden was actually a futuristic Machine of some sort with ultimate power. That was what I believe some people concluded.
I reckon it's some kind of 'living machine'.
Someone noted, quite perceptively, that Eden is very similar in appearance and style to the garden structures, thereby making it the 'Garden of Eden'. This ties in nicely with its 'Eternal Breath' attack.
I second the theory about the Garden. It makes the most sense, since the Gardens play quite a big role in the game, and it really do resemble the structure of them. So I guess it was a mild joke, from Square's side, heh. You know Garden of Eden according to the bible, but in the game it's not a "garden", it's a "Garden". Heh, you get it? lol, I do atleast.
I started the 'Garden of Eden' thread, not realizing that this has already been discussed on previous threads. :rolleyes2
Oh well. I think it's an organic version of the SeeD gardens. Like Knights of the Round in FFVII,it is the ultimate summon attack and by far the most over the top in apperance and damage.
Maybe it's some final form or incarnation of a Garden. It's not uncommon to reveal a machine/building is actual a living entity, ie ST:TNG 'Encounter at Farpoint', or one of the Mortar Hedds in 'Five Star stories'.
Lol - funny you should bring up "Encounter at Farpoint," in which said creatures were decidedly jellyfish-like, since I've always thought the same thing about Eden. Yes, I think its a living creature, and yes, I think it resembles a garden and is a reference to the biblical Garden of Eden, however, my first impression was that it looked very much like a sea anenome/jellyfish. Never thought about the TNG connection though. :p
I believe it was just a freakishly big thing designed to kick all of those unlucky monsters asses who encounter it
Eden is there to allow you to get some food and have a drink while the animation runs through. :p
Hmm, there only to provide sandwich-making time for hungry gamers? How considerate of Square XD.
Though, seriously, I made a roast chicken and pimento cheese sandwich once while the bloody thing was summoning and had time left over to get a drink :P.
Just reading that sandwich description has made my mouth water. I want one. Lots.Quote:
Originally posted by kwobtchan
Hmm, there only to provide sandwich-making time for hungry gamers? How considerate of Square XD.
Though, seriously, I made a roast chicken and pimento cheese sandwich once while the bloody thing was summoning and had time left over to get a drink :P.
...um... *dispels thoughts of delicious sandwiches*
Whenever I use Eden, the first half of the summoning time is devoted to Boosting it up to 255%.
No time for gastronomic pursuits...:cry:
The very reason I like concepts like Crono Cross' fast forward button or abbreviated summons in FFIX. I prefer using a quick sucession of regular attacks to one slow attack in regular battles. I save the summons for bosses. Naturally that leaves me no time for sandwich-making activities. :greenie:
I thought Eden was the other half of Hyne or something like that.
Anyways, more importantly, I've been enjoying buffalo chicken sandwiches during my summons, but i can never decide on what type of cheese.
::sigh::
Actually, I can't boost my GFs when I play FF8. :mad:
My doctor told me one more attempt to boost Eden to 255% and my carpal tunnel may require- ouch -surgery. Hence my time spent pondering what Eden is, and the making of many sandwiches.
Hmm, with buffalo chicken, I'd go with jack cheese myself.
i go and get oreos and milk, myself
i think that eden is the idea of a living garden, Garden of Eden, i just wish i could tie Devour into that theory somehow
Devouring the forbidden fruit?Quote:
Originally posted by Lehteb
i think that eden is the idea of a living garden, Garden of Eden, i just wish i could tie Devour into that theory somehow
Eden's "avatar", for lack of a better word, doesn't really help much. On first play I was expecting a Leviathan look-alike. I really like the idea of it being a Garden summon though.