rumors continued..ahem

[Slade]

This is still here? The hell?

My thoughts exactly

PS: Doomsday is right. No connection, ZIPPO, NADA, BUPKISS! Except for names eg CId, Shiva etc.

[*ETERNAL FANTASY*]

I always thought the term "connections" in the context of this theory just meant square giving a hats off to the previous FF's not...a sequel direct connection with the stories!?

Seriously i think were looking to much into this whole theory when its not needed....why dont we treat each FF's seperately as they should (ofcourse with the exception of x-2 and what ever their doing with the ff7 sequels)!

rcabronx: if its any consilation your theory actually sounds logical lol! but its a theory none the less...

[DJZen]

Well, when you consider that the world of any given FF game gets generally mucked around with by magic, it's not too far fetched to assume that it's the same world in every game.

[rcabronx]

rcabronx: if its any consilation your theory actually sounds logical lol! but its a theory none the less...

I'm not sure I would describe what I said as a theory, more like an observation of a really cute nostagia trick by the people at SE. Like I said, I never did say 7 was meant to be a sequel of X2, just the tiny connection they made between the two games was extremely apparent. Why else would SE even bother to have that Shinra kid say what he said, and have the name he has, if they didn't want the hardcore Final Fantasy gamers to make the mental connection between the games. More than likely it was for nostalgic reasons. It was never a theory in essence because I didn't continue to look for clues to prove it, or that any other connections existed. It was one line that was said by a specific character that made me think of 7, and that would logically indicate as far as any apparent timelines between the games that X and X2 happened before 7.

Emotionally speaking, it did make me nostalgic when I realized what was being said and by whom, because right after I finished X-2, I started up 7 again. So for those who say there is ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT NO WAY NO HOW CONNECTION BETWEEN ANY OF THE FF GAMES EVEEEEEER, I only say this: Open your minds, and stop being so linear. One of the most fun things about FF is that it does make you think a bit, and it does take you out of an otherwise normal existence, and transports you to a FANTASY world to take on roles through these character that you could never dream possible. So to continuously and unyieldingly say NO NO NO NO, NOT POSSIBLE, NO CONNECTION, is kind of unfair. I'm not saying Garnet til Alexandros was hiding somewhere in Midgar, or that Paine went to Balamb Garden, and we didn't see her, or any other such nonsense. It was deliberate by SE, I'm sure, to make SHINRA say what he said, therefore inventing a connection between the games, tiny as it may be.

DUN

[blue_midget192]

So for those who say there is ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT NO WAY NO HOW CONNECTION BETWEEN ANY OF THE FF GAMES EVEEEEEER, I only say this: Open your minds, and stop being so linear. One of the most fun things about FF is that it does make you think a bit, and it does take you out of an otherwise normal existence, and transports you to a FANTASY world to take on roles through these character that you could never dream possible. So to continuously and unyieldingly say NO NO NO NO, NOT POSSIBLE, NO CONNECTION, is kind of unfair. I'm not saying Garnet til Alexandros was hiding somewhere in Midgar, or that Paine went to Balamb Garden, and we didn't see her, or any other such nonsense. It was deliberate by SE, I'm sure, to make SHINRA say what he said, therefore inventing a connection between the games, tiny as it may be.

DUN

i concur.

[Blank]

not all of you guys are getting the idea. yes all the FFs have similarities with names and crap, and no duh x/x2 are related, they're direct sequals. but you dont even have to put the FFs out of order. if you think HARD enough, it is logical for all the FFs to actualy be a series. 1 through 12 or wherever they may end. each one has a different story, but that doesn't mean they don't occur in/on the same place.

think bigger than saying 9 would come before 7 because 7 has technology. with crap loads of time between each game, it makes plenty of sense that 8 would have machines, totally die out eventually one way or another, and eventually 9 comes around (which happens to include another planet). =\ i hope i can get my point across. think HUGE, massive, and it is still possible, asin a theory.

=) thank all of you for having comments tho. i like the post about squall and seifer being gay whether its true or not. hah

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I'm not sure I would describe what I said as a theory, more like an observation of a really cute nostagia trick by the people at SE. Like I said, I never did say 7 was meant to be a sequel of X2, just the tiny connection they made between the two games was extremely apparent. Why else would SE even bother to have that Shinra kid say what he said, and have the name he has, if they didn't want the hardcore Final Fantasy gamers to make the mental connection between the games. More than likely it was for nostalgic reasons. It was never a theory in essence because I didn't continue to look for clues to prove it, or that any other connections existed. It was one line that was said by a specific character that made me think of 7, and that would logically indicate as far as any apparent timelines between the games that X and X2 happened before 7.

Emotionally speaking, it did make me nostalgic when I realized what was being said and by whom, because right after I finished X-2, I started up 7 again. So for those who say there is ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT NO WAY NO HOW CONNECTION BETWEEN ANY OF THE FF GAMES EVEEEEEER, I only say this: Open your minds, and stop being so linear. One of the most fun things about FF is that it does make you think a bit, and it does take you out of an otherwise normal existence, and transports you to a FANTASY world to take on roles through these character that you could never dream possible. So to continuously and unyieldingly say NO NO NO NO, NOT POSSIBLE, NO CONNECTION, is kind of unfair. I'm not saying Garnet til Alexandros was hiding somewhere in Midgar, or that Paine went to Balamb Garden, and we didn't see her, or any other such nonsense. It was deliberate by SE, I'm sure, to make SHINRA say what he said, therefore inventing a connection between the games, tiny as it may be.

DUN

that's basically what i was trying to say. THANKYOU someone actualy got what i meant. dont be so literal about the facts and let loose guys =P.
now that i think of it, that shinra quote thing related to 7 is very interesting. i like that kinda stuff.

[Del Murder]

Sorry to disappoint everyone, I skipped this forum last week in my rounds because the Ciddies captivated my attention, and FFVIII is usually one of the more time-consuming forums look at.

None of the FF games are direct sequels to each other, except of course X-2 to X, and V to I.

*enforces everyone for the hell of it*

Case (and thread) closed.

D, where art thou?