The Moon's rotational speed

[Serapy]

It looks like the Moon from VIII rotates faster than our Moon.
It takes 28 days for our Moon to complete its rotation, right? Don't we all complete the game in less than 28 days, right? Yet everytime when we look at the Moon in VIII, it always look different.

Of course, the laws between VIII and our reality are different, but still ... I wonder if this has something to do with Lunar Cry ... or perhaps Time Compression.

[Clo]

I'm more concerned with why IT'S SO FREAKIN' HUGE.

[blackmage_nuke]

Our moon doesnt rotate at all.

[Mirage]

Actually it does. If it didn't rotate, we'd get to see the "other side" once a month, but we don't

[MJN SEIFER]

Don't we all complete the game in less than 28 days, right?

No.


We don't know how long it takes the FFVIII story to finish because like many games/films it uses a media timeline - FFVIII could take place over months for all we know - it just seams shorter to us because we're playing it. It's like a film where life changing events seam to happen in days, but really it's much longer.

[Serapy]

How is that relevant to the purpose of this thread?

In other words,

From the Dollet scene (the Moon on the water) -> The Timber Train scene (the Moon in the background). Now, do they look exactly the same?

That whole timetline sounds like a lot less than 28 days to me - a few days at most.

[Hot Shot]

Well it is possible that their world may have two moons. Amd the second picture isn't relevant at all because (SPOILER)it is Ultimecia's castle during the time compression, so there is no problem with that example.

But you do raise a good question Serapy, but you are missing the obvious answer: Full moons look cool. The makers most likely used a full moon in most of their cutscenes simply because it looks cool. The players, generally, aren't going to question the whole moon thing (I know I didn't)

[Skyblade]

Rotate Picture 3 180 degrees (so the bottom is on top and the top is on the bottom). Notice anything? That's right, it's the same moon as Picture 1.

Now look at Picture 4. Specifically, the bits in the bottom left corner. Compare that to the part of Picture 3 around the second boat from the bottom. Notice anything? That's right, it's the same features!

[blackmage_nuke]

Actually it does. If it didn't rotate, we'd get to see the "other side" once a month, but we don't

What I meant was the same side is always facing the earth so it doesnt rotate with respect to earth ie the side that looks like a rabit. Well thats what i thought.

[Mirage]

You measure rotation arounds the body's own axis, not other objects.

[MJN SEIFER]

How is that relevant to the purpose of this thread?

In other words,

From the Dollet scene (the Moon on the water) -> The Timber Train scene (the Moon in the background). Now, do they look exactly the same?

That whole timetline sounds like a lot less than 28 days to me - a few days at most.

I appologise, I didn't mean to be off topic - it's just I felt it nessercary to point out that we don't know the time line of FFVIII, it is an important subject for me. Sorry.

[Skyblade]

You are all missing the important point. THEY DO LOOK ALIKE. Check my first post in the thread.

[MJN SEIFER]

You are all missing the important point. THEY DO LOOK ALIKE. Check my first post in the thread.

I re-read it, and I am reclined to agree - they do look like the same moon.

To Serapy: The angle of each picture is probably confusing you.

[Crop]

It's a moon.

[blackmage_nuke]

How is that relevant to the purpose of this thread?

In other words,

From the Dollet scene (the Moon on the water) -> The Timber Train scene (the Moon in the background). Now, do they look exactly the same?

That whole timetline sounds like a lot less than 28 days to me - a few days at most.

To my memory only one night passed between the Dollet Scene and the Timber train. (they graduated, had the ball and left the next day for the timber mission). It's not unfeasable that the moon stays full for more than one day.