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I noticed a slight errorFinal Fantasy Timeline

 While I am not capable of commenting on most of your history, I have a very limited knowledge of Finaly Fantasy myself, I would like to point out that X-2 is a prequel to VII.  The ending where Shinra suggests getting magic out of the planet coincides with what has happened by FF7.  In fact, it was meant to be a prequel.  With this in mind, one would have to abandon the model of constantly progressing technology (never true) and adopt one of technological advancement in flux (very true).  In this case, clues as to when the stories are related would be in the background, some vague mention, or level similarity.  For evidence that technological advancement is in flux, and can go down at any time, I would like to point out that the Roman Empire was more advanced technologically than the rest of Western Europe from the middle ages through to the 1800s in some technologies.  In FF9, I remember there being a city which has ruined train tunnels.  In fact, the city as a whole is in a state of heavy disrepair.  I postulate that that city may be the city Midgar thousands of years after FF7.

[iGuest]

Square has already confirmed that Final Fantasy X and X-2 follow into Final Fantasy VII. It is widely believed that Final Fantasy XII is related if not a part of the first Final Fantasy.

With X and X-2 until X-2 you can't see any connection between the two. Afterword it starts to unfoil in a way. Such as every the fact that Ultima WEAPON being in X and other various traits. The basic tell for it is Yu Yevon is the same as Jenova

[iGuest]

Had to correct some people.Final Fantasy Timeline

Okay, I had to post here because the misinformation on this site was actually making me angry. There is no Final Fantasy timeline. We're talking about individual games with individual worlds. There are only a few examples to this. FF X-2 is a direct sequel to FFX. FFXII Revenant Wings is a direct sequel to FF12. FF Crisis Core is a prequel to FF7. The only other tie is that Final Fantasy Tactics, 12, and Revenant Wings are all set in Ivalice, even though no city names are similar, so it barely matters. 

I appreciate the gentleman's fandom, but it is flawed just in concept. We're talking about unrelated worlds. Each Final Fantasy game, with the exception of those listed above, is its own unrelated world with unique features, characters, magic system, and cities. If you enjoyed FFX, I would recommend to you FFVI. The graphics may be a little dated, but the game is a masterpiece. If you have a PS3 and some patience, pick up FF13 too. 

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[Ermhm]

James M., thank you for some great ideas. I used your very cool timeline and expanded it (it now includes all games from the FF universe and more), so if anyone is interested here it is:


http://www.gamespot....l-about%3Bblog1


P.S. @ the uptight comment about nonexistence of any kind of timeline... so what if there probably isn't any real connection? Imagination is more powerful than knowledge my friend

[rpgsearcherz]

Edit : You can delete this post. I was warning him for not using quotes around his text but didn't notice someone resurrected the thread from 2006.

Edited by rpgsearcherz, 04 July 2010 - 10:04 AM.

[ProGamer2010]

I'll stay with the comment that the final fantasy series are all different, I'm going crazy just reading it...