Quote Originally Posted by arcanedude34 View Post
I always thought it occured like this (I'm not going to mention VS cuz I never played it. : P)

Tactics Advance takes place first, in which a fantasy-Ivalice is created in addition to the "real" St. Ivalice. XII then takes place in the fantasy-Ivalice, supported by the fact that Montblanc is now head of a famous clan. TA2 then takes place shortly after that in the fantasy Ivalice to which the Grimoire transports Luso, as evidenced by the now-sky-pirate Vaan and Penelo (also, idk if it takes place before or after RW, never played that either) and Al-Cid. Years pass in fantasy Ivalice, and the events of Tactics occur (it mentions that moogles are extinct.) but not too far after TA2, as Balthier and Luso make an appearance... this is confuzzling.

This is my interpretation of it, and it's probably as far from the truth as possible.
Its not too far off to be honest. FFTA is not actually part of the timeline, its considered its own separate story. The Ivalice created by Mewt and the Grimoire is thought to be based on Mewt's knowledge of the Ivalice games.

It goes like this:
FFXII
FFXII: RW
FFTA2otR
FFT or FFT:WotL (whichever is your preference)
Vagrant Story

This is the timeline from my understanding.