The location of the world of FFVIII

[Skyblade]

Just something I have to point out, because it's a lot of fun.

The world of FFVIII is Earth, or a planet close to it. On what do I base this observation? In the FMV where the pods are picked up by the space station, and in the starfield where Rinoa goes to unlock Adel (and probably others, but none that I can remember right now), you can clearly see the constellation Orion in the lower left corner of the screen. Any astronomy buff can tell you that the shape and/or brightness of a constellation changes drastically with even a (relatively) short interstellar displacement. So the world of FFVIII must be in the close vicinity of Earth... Or perhaps it is Earth...in an alternate universe, or something. This is just a fun little fact that I couldn't resist throwing out there.

[Slade]

I think all the worlds in every Final Fantasy are supposed to be alternate earths, even if some are named different: Spira, Gaia

[Skyblade]

That's probably true. In fact, I think this is the second FF that I have spotted Orion in (the other one had the Big Dipper too) I think it was FFVII... But I haven't checked to confirm that yet.

[Quina]

Would that make Ireland the Island Closest to Heaven or the Island Closest to Hell?

[Skyblade]

Ireland is the Island closest to Hell (not through any fault of it's own, mind you), New Zealand, home of LotR, is the Island closest to Heaven.

[Kamrusepas]

Tsk, FFVIII-world can't be Earth.
You can't miss the huge moon...

[rubah]

Or by some freak coincidence, orion is in a parallel universe!!111oneelevenone.

we lack the great big monsters going around everywhere stealing your memories.

so I doubt it's earth.

[Squall04]

In VII when you fight Sephiroth and he casts Super Nova, you see all the planets of this solar system get wiped out. I think it's just so that they don't have to come up with entirely different star constelations and solar systems.

[Skyblade]

In VII when you fight Sephiroth and he casts Super Nova, you see all the planets of this solar system get wiped out. I think it's just so that they don't have to come up with entirely different star constelations and solar systems.

That's right. I forgot about that. Super Nova was so cool. You don't see all the planets get wiped out though. A few are missing. I'll list them as soon as I face Sephirtoh again.

[Yuffie514]

i think Earth , but my brother says it's Final Fantasy VII after some centuries later.

[DJZen]

That's right. I forgot about that. Super Nova was so cool. You don't see all the planets get wiped out though. A few are missing. I'll list them as soon as I face Sephirtoh again.

First it demolishes Pluto, then it turns Jupiter into a doughnut, then it wrecks Saturn's rings (?????), then it slams into the sun, which expands and obliterates Mercury, then it stops just before it destroys Earth. Apparently the solar system regenerates very quickly, as he can do this as many times as he'd like within one fight.

[Squall04]

First it demolishes Pluto, then it turns Jupiter into a doughnut, then it wrecks Saturn's rings (?????), then it slams into the sun, which expands and obliterates Mercury, then it stops just before it destroys Earth. Apparently the solar system regenerates very quickly, as he can do this as many times as he'd like within one fight.

Yes and it gets REALLY old.

But anyway, the planet is just some planet, heck let's just say it's in a solar system exactly like ours and the view of the stars is exactly like ours. With the infinite reaches of the universe, it's definitely possible. In fact, if you think about it, it's almost impossible for it NOT to exist. I mean, in all the great big huge expanses of the galaxies, there's got to be some wierd stuff out there.

Anyone read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? It'd be like that Perspective Vortex thing that shows you the whole of infinity and then shows you how you compare to that. (A microscopic dot on a microscopic dot, and then a little smaller)

[Big D]

Super Nova is a magic spell, not an actual act of astronomical destruction. If he could do that, he'd hardly need the (SPOILER)Black Materia now would he?

FFVIII's continents and moon bear no resemblance to Earth's.
The moon isn't over-size, it's just extremely low - a very short distance from the world's atmosphere. This means that it must have extremely low density, otherwise its gravity would be so great that it'd wreak havoc with the world's oceans, orbit and more.

[Flashback007]

I think that's just something to make it reconigable. Square did more of this stuff. Just put in things that would look that it makes earth, but isn't entirely. I noticed these things before in various FF's. For example the Summon Island in FFIV that looks like South America. And more from that stuff. It's just to let the world look like earth but just isn't earth.

[Sword]

[QUOTE=Big D]Super Nova is a magic spell, not an actual act of astronomical destruction. If he could do that, he'd hardly need the (SPOILER)Black Materia now would he?
Maybe Supernova is a lower or higher level magic of the Blk materia