Final Fantasy VIII Mysteries

[Qurange]

Gee, that's productive. I can't really agree with that one.

[Sir Bahamut]

It does seem to be the answer to some questions though. Like why Edea didn't realise she wasn't a sorceress anymore. But not EVERY question, I guess..

[Zeromus_X]

I don't really see why it would be poorly written.

[Sir Bahamut]

Well, there's obviously no reason for Square to do so, but if they did, then what's not to see? FF8, and FF's in general DON'T have Nobel price winning plots and scripts, and aren't really meant to either, so it's only to be expected that there are going to be some holes which have no other explanation than sloppiness on Square's side.

[Qurange]

Sure; but that's why to come up with coherent theories, a little bit of suspension of disbelief is required.

[Sir Bahamut]

True, but in some cases, the sloppiness clutters any and all attempt at forming fully coherent theories, TC being the prime example.

[Qurange]

Hmmm, I'd probably at least use gentler terms; with TC, you /can/ make coherent theories about it, but it might just be better to go 'it's magic; let's think of it in very general terms and fill in the rest with reality-altering powers making it all confusing'.

But pretty much, yeah. There is a point at which we go 'it doesn't seem to make sense, let's get the most sensible thing we can get and accept it.'

[Sir Bahamut]

But pretty much, yeah. There is a point at which we go 'it doesn't seem to make sense, let's get the most sensible thing we can get and accept it.'

Exactly.

And perhaps "sloppiness" is a bit harsh. Then again, considering that what Square basically put in as an explanation was more or less "All of time compressed together; a complete mystery which no one understands, not even Odine", and then go ahead and abuse it as much as possible for plot purposes without considering the fact that they might not be making any sense at all, it might not be THAT harsh.

[Zeromus_X]

I don't even understand why anyone would even want to make sense out of these things anyway, it's a fictional game. It doesn't need to conform to reality perfectly. Maybe it's just me though...but if these things have any explanations from inside the game, that's good enough for me. Part of why I loved the story of VIII was because of it's surreality. I suppose you could call it 'contrived' or 'sloppy'...but that's probably why it appealed to me.

[Sir Bahamut]

Well, it's obviously purely a personal pleasure kind of thing to try and make coherent theories of such things as TC. It's just an interesting way of passing time.

[Viator]

The explanation by Square about TC is very simple and make sense.

[Christmas]

And people make it complicated.

[Viator]

Not really...
It depents on how you look that explanation

[Lionheart00]

Going back to the Eden thing.....yes it does look like a garden but, do u ever wonder about the Garden of Eden in the Bible?????
Any relevance there????
Hmm???

[Qurange]

Possibly in naming, but I doubt there's any in-game relevance, considering that FF8 lacks organized religion, as far as I can tell.