Erm...one question...

[MJN SEIFER]

I think Serapy's right about something happening to Rinoa, though, she seemed in a trance* during that scene, something had obviously happened.


(* I am not talking about FFIX when I say "trance"!)

[Hyperion4444]

She wasn't herself when she was on the stage next to Edea.
Wasn't it obvious?
Everyone already knows that.
She was strangling herself (Controled by doing so btw)

[Serapy]

Yeah, I think it's more likely lazy programming there Serepy.

Hence why it sounds like a scream, not a cheer.

I'm not sure about that. It's quite unusual for the developers to become lazy in nearly the ending of Disk 1. If they have became lazy in disk 4, it would be understandable, but disk 1?

If that was the case, though, then it would mean Ultimecia was possessing two persons at the same time.

[Roogle]

White Queen, I wondered about that scene numerous times, too. I am still unsure of what to make of it, as I think that the normal reaction for the crowd would be to disperse and run away considering she just murdered an important, unpopular politician with magic.

[NeoCracker]

Yeah, I think it's more likely lazy programming there Serepy.

Hence why it sounds like a scream, not a cheer.

I'm not sure about that. It's quite unusual for the developers to become lazy in nearly the ending of Disk 1. If they have became lazy in disk 4, it would be understandable, but disk 1?

If that was the case, though, then it would mean Ultimecia was possessing two persons at the same time.

Or, you know, she may only have been possessing one person. The Sorceress.

And it's entirely possible no one caught the oddity of that scene during the Beta Tests. I mean it took players a while to catch on to it as well.

[Cloudane]

I noticed it straight away first time, although it didn't bother me enough to remember/mention it. Programmers get lazy or run out of time/budget *shrugs* If they had a deadline to meet, they'd cut as many corners as possible.

Also even though it's only disc 1, like with filming, scenes are not necessarily filmed in chronological order.

[ReloadPsi]

Shortly after this scene, Irvine is expected to shoot Edea through the back of her parade vehicle, which completely hides her from view.

Then when he does fire, she catches the bullet as though she were facing him all along.

Then Irvine isn't arrested.

Must've been lazy storytelling as a whole.

[champagne supernova]

Shortly after this scene, Irvine is expected to shoot Edea through the back of her parade vehicle, which completely hides her from view.

Then when he does fire, she catches the bullet as though she were facing him all along.

Then Irvine isn't arrested.

Must've been lazy storytelling as a whole.

That was because General Caraway managed to extricate him, so that he could rescue Rinoa.

[Heath]

Shortly after this scene, Irvine is expected to shoot Edea through the back of her parade vehicle, which completely hides her from view.

Then when he does fire, she catches the bullet as though she were facing him all along.

Both this and the topic of the thread bugged me the last time I played through FFVIII. For the thread topic, I just assumed it was lazy programming and they didn't program in a shocked audience and just had the FMV do that for them.

As for the other thing... magic bullet or something?

[Serapy]

Yeah, I think it's more likely lazy programming there Serepy.

Hence why it sounds like a scream, not a cheer.

I'm not sure about that. It's quite unusual for the developers to become lazy in nearly the ending of Disk 1. If they have became lazy in disk 4, it would be understandable, but disk 1?

If that was the case, though, then it would mean Ultimecia was possessing two persons at the same time.

Or, you know, she may only have been possessing one person. The Sorceress.

And it's entirely possible no one caught the oddity of that scene during the Beta Tests. I mean it took players a while to catch on to it as well.

It's interesting that Rinoa is using the same animation when she was possessed in the space ship. Well, not the exactly same animation but it's quite similar, take the flashing and walking bits off and there you go.

[MJN SEIFER]

As for the other thing... magic bullet or something?

Well my original theory was that Edea/Ultimecia made Rinoa put the Odine Bangle on her self - thus stopping her powers being realized to early, I have not been able to confirm this ufortunatly.

It's interesting that Rinoa is using the same animation when she was possessed in the space ship. Well, not the exactly same animation but it's quite similar, take the flashing and walking bits off and there you go.

Yes, I agree they are very similar - I noticed it too.

[White Queen]

But it's NOT because she's Ultimecia...please...