henrymidfields
Prime Minister of Shoyo 昇陽国内閣総理大臣
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Given my resurgence of interest in the Final Fantasy series, I've made a general thread to kick off some discussion. As for me, I only played 10, 10-2, and 8 over a decade ago, but I am thinking about getting 9, as I heard many fond stories from other players. I've also recently went to a concert by the Consouls - a Sydney-based 4-piece jazz ensemble - who played the songs of FF7, in chronological order, on the day that happened to be the 20th Anniversary of FF7, all in jazz arrangements, so that's something I'll have to look into.
Okay, to kick-start some discussion:
I've also had some looks on Let's Play footages on World of Final Fantasy, and all it's chibi-cuteness...which also got me interested. Nevertheless, I started to wonder about the backstory of Besaid from FFX. (some spoilers)
Okay, to kick-start some discussion:
I've also had some looks on Let's Play footages on World of Final Fantasy, and all it's chibi-cuteness...which also got me interested. Nevertheless, I started to wonder about the backstory of Besaid from FFX. (some spoilers)
WoFF!Besaid looks quite different from the town in the original game, particularly how the village is on the coast, and the buildings looking more permanent in WoFF. I'm wondering whether this is an Spira on an alternate timeline where Sin does not exist (or only a minor threat at worst). I know FFX!Kilika have wooden huts that gets destroyed not long after Yuna's pilgrimage starts - perhaps because it was easier to reconstruct after Sin's destruction, as Sin generally prefers the ocean. The temple of Yevon and its more permanent structure, on the other hand, is built higher above.
At first I thought that WoFF's story took place sometime after X-2 but considering Yuna is wearing her Summoner's clothes, it couldn't be that. The Church of Yevon lost a lot of credibility by the start of X-2's story, and all the aeons are unsummonable too. In addition, Tidus seemed to have apparently not met Yuna before when Lann and Rayne see them together later in the arc (from one of the Japanese LPs I saw), which would look strange if X-2's true ending actually happened.
Perhaps a timeline where Yu Yevon didn't create Sin and Dream Zanarkand (or did not even exist)? Perhaps one which Zanarkand wasn't completely levelled, and in turn continuing being an actual city where WoFF!Tidus is born in? Perhaps one where people didn't rely on the Church of Yevon on the level of X's Spira, and where the Church actually had to reform? Or maybe Summoners and their jobs are more or less separated from the Church in WoFF!Spira?
Pointless? Maybe. But it's still gets me intrigued about the world-building.
At first I thought that WoFF's story took place sometime after X-2 but considering Yuna is wearing her Summoner's clothes, it couldn't be that. The Church of Yevon lost a lot of credibility by the start of X-2's story, and all the aeons are unsummonable too. In addition, Tidus seemed to have apparently not met Yuna before when Lann and Rayne see them together later in the arc (from one of the Japanese LPs I saw), which would look strange if X-2's true ending actually happened.
Perhaps a timeline where Yu Yevon didn't create Sin and Dream Zanarkand (or did not even exist)? Perhaps one which Zanarkand wasn't completely levelled, and in turn continuing being an actual city where WoFF!Tidus is born in? Perhaps one where people didn't rely on the Church of Yevon on the level of X's Spira, and where the Church actually had to reform? Or maybe Summoners and their jobs are more or less separated from the Church in WoFF!Spira?
Pointless? Maybe. But it's still gets me intrigued about the world-building.