Quote Originally Posted by Magus of Zeal View Post
As for the time loop....there will be a time loop...

Squall in the past will go through the same events that his future self went through. Technically we were playing the game from one of the loops. If Squall had NOT told Edea about Garden and SeeD then there would be no loop. Squall would have gone to the future and all would be well.
It isn't a time loop, it's a time reorganization. All the events that happen in this game happen only once, it's just instead of going:

1...2...3....4...5...6

it goes:

6...3...1...4...5....2

No experiences anything in this game more than once. Squall only has one childhood and only tells Edea about the Garden and SeeD once, it's just that as a teenager while he is experiencing his childhood. And he defeats Ultimecia....after he dies.