Just for curiosity.

[Skyblade]

As I said,magic has scientific explanation on FF8.
Gauges,also.
So Ulti needs a Gauge to float the Castle (something that this magic would require).
Why Ulti wanna the Castle to float?
You know,you can think of magic as a substance.It needs to be stored,processed,etc...
It´s a substance(and/or energy form) whose mechanics were mysterious.But I think it is material anyway(not spiritual).It´s not that I am a skeptic.Is that it is how it works on FF8.
If Ulti can float just with magic why would she use wings for example?
Now imagine the Castle(an object with more weight than Ulti).
Magic serves as a fuel which makes the Clock gauges work and make the Castle float and move.
I will advance and say that there is time type magic applied on the gauge.
Now one can explain the mysterious missing part of the Gauge.
It was absorbed into time.
The entire castle is also to be absorbed into time.
During this state the Gauge is going berserk.

Ok, something you need to get through your head. Ulti is an endgame villain. Therefore the entire reason why much of the seemingless pointless things that she does is because they look cool. Her wings, the floating castle, etc. How could Ulti face other awesome endgame FF bosses like Sephy, Kefka, and Chaos ever again if she dressed like a poor crack whore and lived in the gutter?

[Future Esthar]

It didn´t matter.Everything needs an explanation on FF 7,8.
Garden is not an endgame thing and it looks cool.
The castle is time traveling gradually and since the missing part of the ring goes to the BACK of the castle one concludes that the effect goes from the back of the castle to the beach.
At this time Ulti hadn´t programmed the Castle to time travel at a certain position (x,y,z).At this time the time travelling was manual.

[ThroneofDravaris]

WTF?!

Since when does the Castle time travel?!

[Christmas]

The word "magic" itself suggest itself that it cannot be explained by science and if it have an explaination on FF VIII, then how do stone statues come to life and attack people?

And you are going to claim Ultimecia's castle is a time travelling machine based on some black clouds?

Do you spend your entire life just looking at every single minor details of the game from the FMV to the dialogues just to find something unexplained then relate it to something complicated?

[GunbladeMaster]

u lost me after "time travelling"

[G SpOtZ]

should probably stop poppin those pills...

just kidding. that was mean. sorry.
but for real, you're looking way too into this. none of it really matters anyway. you're making it sound like you're absolutely right and the things ur saying are facts, but you don't even have good evidence. your throwing random information at us and saying that it's "evidence" when it's really not. it's really a theory with NO good explaination. sure, some parts of ffviii explain science with magic, like in the deep sea research center. but remember, ffviii is a game, and a completely different world. things that are impossible in our world can definitely be possible in that world, because it's a game. why can't you just accept the fact that the designers wanted to make things look cool? they don't expect you to look at every little detail and think about it hard enough until you can come up with insane stupid theories, ya know?

[Future Esthar]

You are right.Sometimes they aren´t really evidence.
But that´s not really the case with the MEGA TOPIC thread.

If your attitude is that it is just a game then let it be.
But understand that not everyone thinks like you.
So I will post for these ones.

The word "magic" itself suggest itself that it cannot be explained by science and if it have an explaination on FF VIII, then how do stone statues come to life and attack people?

Don´t know.Asks Odine

And you are going to claim Ultimecia's castle is a time travelling machine based on some black clouds?

No.In fact the characters time travel when they pass through the portals.It´s stupid to say that world is on the same time as Ulti´s.
Not only her castle is not seen on the world map but there weren´t real changes.
Also,Edea´s house isn´t on THE FIELD anymore.

Other than that,the word TIME COMPRESSION says something to you?

[G SpOtZ]

i heard about this one disease that causes someone to not be able to to tell the difference between reality and fantasy.

[Future Esthar]

Fantasy has scientific explanation at least on FF7 and 8.
They were not like Dungeons and Dragons nor like the Legend of Zelda.I am sure of that.

[G SpOtZ]

i don't remember scientific explainations, but if there is, i'd be interested. please post quotes from the game that give "IRRIFUTABLE EVIDENCE" that there is a scientific explaination for the concept of magic.

[Craig]

HELLOOOOO!!!?? Ultimecia is a SORCERESS. She has magical powers. She can do anything she wants let alone make castles float. she accidenty overcasted float making it want to float away into Space. So she chained it down using her buddies that we have to fight in her castle. The Black wind thing is The Darkside Of the Force that is being controlled by Ulti. SUE SQUARE FOR USING STAR WARS!!!

Biggs and Wedge.

[G SpOtZ]

HELLOOOOO!!!?? Ultimecia is a SORCERESS. She has magical powers. She can do anything she wants let alone make castles float. she accidenty overcasted float making it want to float away into Space. So she chained it down using her buddies that we have to fight in her castle. The Black wind thing is The Darkside Of the Force that is being controlled by Ulti. SUE SQUARE FOR USING STAR WARS!!!

Biggs and Wedge.

Aeris sucks.

[Xaven]

i heard about this one disease that causes someone to not be able to to tell the difference between reality and fantasy.

I can't help but crack up when I read that line! :laugh:

They key word behind all of this "video game".
*(Video game is a compound word)

[CaladBolgLionHeart]

i heard about this one disease that causes someone to not be able to to tell the difference between reality and fantasy.

It's called BS-Itis. Just helpin' out, ya know?

[Future Esthar]

You just need to go to the information section of the "tutorial" and the Balamb Garden network.
I thought it was evident to everyone.