Nah, I'm probably being really ambiguous. What I mean is that it's difficult from one line to work out whether they are including the Shinra thing as a reference to FF7 (as people who played the game before would notice from the name), or to show that Spira => FF7's world.
I find it difficult to accept the latter because there's basically no other correlation between the two worlds.
It's foreshadowing, there was an interview with an SE guy about it...
"In interviews published in the Final Fantasy X Ultimania Ω and Final Fantasy X-2 Ultimania guidebooks, scenario writer Kazushige Nojima and producer Yoshinori Kitase revealed that Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy X-2 share a plot-related connection, in which the Shin-ra corporation in Final Fantasy VII is founded on another planet after about one thousand years, after space travel became possible, by descendants of Shinra of the Gullwings in Final Fantasy X-2. This connection was conceived of only after Final Fantasy X was already finished and realized in Final Fantasy X-2 riding on the success of the original game. Thus, this plot element is not reflected in the gameplay or storylines of Final Fantasy VII or Final Fantasy X."
If this is true then Norg in FFVIII founded Norg. AFTER THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
In interviews published in the Final Fantasy X Ultimania Ω and Final Fantasy X-2 Ultimania guidebooks, scenario writer Kazushige Nojima and producer Yoshinori Kitase revealed that Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy X-2 share a plot-related connection, in which the Shin-ra corporation in Final Fantasy VII is founded on another planet after about one thousand years, after space travel became possible, by descendants of Shinra of the Gullwings in Final Fantasy X-2. This connection was conceived of only after Final Fantasy X was already finished and realized in Final Fantasy X-2 riding on the success of the original game. Thus, this plot element is not reflected in the gameplay or storylines of Final Fantasy VII or Final Fantasy X.
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(it's past half way, in the bit about Pyreflies as an energy source)
It's weird. I've been having conversations with a few friends recentally regarding X-2 and they too have been discussing X-2. The game seems to be a topic of conversation right now, strangely. Personally I enjoyed the game a lot more than I thought I would.
In interviews published in the Final Fantasy X Ultimania Ω and Final Fantasy X-2 Ultimania guidebooks, scenario writer Kazushige Nojima and producer Yoshinori Kitase revealed that Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy X-2 share a plot-related connection, in which the Shin-ra corporation in Final Fantasy VII is founded on another planet after about one thousand years, after space travel became possible, by descendants of Shinra of the Gullwings in Final Fantasy X-2. This connection was conceived of only after Final Fantasy X was already finished and realized in Final Fantasy X-2 riding on the success of the original game. Thus, this plot element is not reflected in the gameplay or storylines of Final Fantasy VII or Final Fantasy X.
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(it's past half way, in the bit about Pyreflies as an energy source)
It's weird. I've been having conversations with a few friends recentally regarding X-2 and they too have been discussing X-2. The game seems to be a topic of conversation right now, strangely. Personally I enjoyed the game a lot more than I thought I would.
In interviews published in the Final Fantasy X Ultimania Ω and Final Fantasy X-2 Ultimania guidebooks, scenario writer Kazushige Nojima and producer Yoshinori Kitase revealed that Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy X-2 share a plot-related connection, in which the Shin-ra corporation in Final Fantasy VII is founded on another planet after about one thousand years, after space travel became possible, by descendants of Shinra of the Gullwings in Final Fantasy X-2. This connection was conceived of only after Final Fantasy X was already finished and realized in Final Fantasy X-2 riding on the success of the original game. Thus, this plot element is not reflected in the gameplay or storylines of Final Fantasy VII or Final Fantasy X.
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(it's past half way, in the bit about Pyreflies as an energy source)
It's weird. I've been having conversations with a few friends recentally regarding X-2 and they too have been discussing X-2. The game seems to be a topic of conversation right now, strangely. Personally I enjoyed the game a lot more than I thought I would.
I replayed X-2 last summer, and imo mechanically, its a good game. I liked Sphere Break more than Blitzball and the job system was really fun and well played in the way battles were organized. But the story just ***all over anything good in FFX.
One of the beauties of X was that it had that bitter sweet ending. But in X-2 its just like NO. NOW HE COMES BACK AND WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW THE *** WHAT IS THIS I DONT EVEN SOMETHING WITH FAYTH AND...THE DARKSIDE. like gtfo of my games, please. T_T
Yeah, it's very tragic. It's the inevitability of it that gets me. They both know that they're finished and that it's their final moment and that's what makes it such a powerful scene.
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If you need further proof that X-2 isn't canon look no further than Dissidia 012. Yuna has zero costumes from X-2. /thread
This proves nothing except Yuna has zero costumes from X-2 in Dissidia 012.
It would've been a bit silly to have her X-2 form in there as well as Laguna. They'd be the same. Changing dresspheres? It would be a Lightning clone. I like how they incorporated her summons in it.
Well gee, if you're going to use Dissidia as a reference, the newer once with Prishe has Prishe in Dancer relic armor. >_> Does that make Prishe being a Monk/whm only non-canon? Don't think so.
Interesting, though it's an incredibly weak correlation. Would've been better without really... the technology level in FF7 is such that putting a single rocket in space is a BIG DEAL and they're stating that the original creator just travelled through space? And somehow didn't keep this technology?
It's a stretch, but it could be like Dragonriders of Pern. Basically, people from earth came to colonize another planet(Pern). They didn't want the new planet to turn into garbage(I guess they polluted Earth terribly), so they did their best to get rid of technology so the coming generations wouldn't suffer and kill Pern.
I like to think of it as blonde with a green tinge, for a more realistic/human character design. Though she is an esper and the green hair could fit for that.
I like to think of it as blonde with a green tinge, for a more realistic/human character design. Though she is an esper and the green hair could fit for that.
That's what it looks like to me. It sure as hell isn't pure blonde. It's widely accepted as green though, as most Terra cosplay consists of green hair as well.
