A theory about Ivalice, not only in FFTA.

[Selena_Akariko]

Well, Skyblade, it appears that I have solved the map problem.

The answer is very simple, actually.

FFTA Ivalice does not have to cover the whole territory of the former Ivalice (FF XII and FFT)

The FF XII map I used is not in-game, but still, if you look at the peninsula in the frame, you'll notice the similarities between it and the FFTA Ivalice.

As for the FFT map, the peninsula seems to be in a different location, but that can be explained by the fact that science has been thrown centuries back from the before-catastrophe time, Geography included.

Another proof to the connection between all the Ivalices (them all being one world) are the writings on the FFT map (if they aren't just Japanese names of the locations and countries, of course, but I doubt it). They look very similiar to the writings we've seen in Mewt's Grimoire next to the drawings of the races, which was created in the before-catastrophe times. So if those writings are really of the same language, they serve as a proof to the connection of the worlds.
The fact that none of the four could read the writings in the Grimoire is explained by the fact that this language/writing style was discarded with the invention of Latin letters (remember, Ritz thought that 'Alta Oron Sondus Kameela' was Latin or something).

This gave me another interesting thought about the Grimoire, by the way. What if the 'later additions' ('in Latin or something') were made in Latin letters so that nobody could read it and unseal the magic before it's time? If the Grimoire was made in times when Latin letters were just invented and only few could read them, then it's no wonder that the sealing spell was written in them.
I have to work some more on this thought, though.

Thank you for your comments, people.

Selena

[Slothy]

First: Geographically, the Ivalices in the various games are quite dissimilar. In FFT and FFXII, Ivalice is a huge country, with rivers and lakes but no real bordering seas. In FFTA and FFTA2, Ivalice is a clearly delineated peninsula. You offer no explanation as to why there would be such drastic continental shifts in between the games.

I don't have the time to read the whole thread just now, so forgive me if this was covered earlier on.

For the record, there's nothing in any of the games that states that what we see is the entire world of Ivalice. FFT quite clearly doesn't cover the entire world of Ivalice, but rather a small section of it as the map continues to extend out to the East, and who knows what could be to the North, South or West. The land in FFXII also extends farther North and South than we ever see, and for all we know, there could be other continents to the East and West.

Also, given enough time, and or a big enough catastrophe, the geography could change that much given enough time. Just look at what Kefka managed in FFVI.

[McLovin']

Ahem:

[Selena_Akariko]

Uh... That map's confusing me a bit... Are you sure it goes *that* way?

Selena

[McLovin']

Oh yes it does. In both FFT and FF12 they showed Ordallia. In FFT it was on the east side and in FF12 it was shown on the west. Thus you get that something like that.

[Selena_Akariko]

Well, the map you made still isn't good. First of all, it seemes to me that they are done in different scales, and secondly, judging by the straight lines on the FF XII map, the top of it isn't pointing north.

But thanks for the idea, I'll try to put the two maps together as you did.

Selena