OK, continuining the FF game analysis:
FF8: Galbadia would not be the most advanced nation in the world, but they have NUCLEAR MISSILES. Can’t ignore that!
Esthar DOES have better technology. BUT, they’re hidden from the rest of the world. Still, the other nations MUST be worried about it.
I never liked the idea of schools for mercenaries- “Hey, let’s train kids to kill people!”- BUT, I can’t ignore them either. The SeeDs would likely be hired by several groups. And the “Moving Gardens” was a cool idea!
Note that the whole “amnesia” bit might NOT happen in my story, depending on whether I go for the “sticking Summons in people’s minds” bit or not. Never really made much sense to me.
Time travel- gives me- HEADACHES. But again, you just CANNOT ignore that a person who can send others back in time, would be highly sought by… EVERYBODY!
Edea: as a villain or a hero? Decisions, decisions…
FF9: Ok, I admit it, I never fully understood the Terrans’ plan. Too powerful to ignore, however. As in FF4, having people behind the scenes manipulating nations into war fits in well with all the power-hungry nations that will coexist in my FF world. Note however, that summoners would not be a unique race, and neither would black mages.
FFX: Big problem here: I can’t have Syn on the loose. Even every ten years, it would not allow civilization to raise very high. Either it never existed, or it was destroyed long ago (by the 12 Legendary Heroes, maybe?) Either way, this would mean very different lives for the X characters. (Which might be cool, btw.)
Blitzball would still be popular, however.
The Aeon version of the Summons, so far, is my favorite- they come from another plane, and STAY to fight for awhile!
The Church of Yevon would be a powerful influence. It’s anti-technological doctrine might explain why some nations are so “backwards” in this composite world. (Note Bevelle, with its summoners, would STILL be a major nation!)
FF Tactics Advance: Another problem: Is this world real, or the creation of children from Earth? I think it would be better to just say: Earth exists, but in another plane, and the FFTA characters just crossed into this world. Still, the book “Final Fantasy” might still be valuable as a reality-bending tool.
I wouldn’t want to bother with the whole “Rules and Judges” thing though.
The races MUST be included (especially since they exist in FF12, too). I wouldn’t give them race-specific Jobs- I prefer the FF11 way, that is, every race can be any Job.
FF11: This game shows more interference from the gods than any other (except for FF6). I like the original deities, althought I find some of the legends iffy. (The races were created from a goddess’ tears? O-kaaay…) The Beastmen, thought, are too important a menace to ignore. (BTW, this game gives an ORIGIN for the Tonberrys! Finally! I always wondered what THEY were all about…)
More races introduced here; must decide which are the dominant ones. (AFTER Humans, natch!)
Airships are common? YEAH!
Nations actually have EMBASSIES on each other here! Possible, but something tells me that won’t last in MY world…
This game confirms multi-classed characters ARE possible. That’s good news for characters from games like FF9.
FFX2: The game’s ultimate weapon would be too important to ignore- EXCEPT it’s hidden and forgotten. Hmm… people who can find secrets are becoming more and more important here…
Spherehunting would be very important. Dresspheres allow instant Job changes; Record Spheres would certainly be valued for their ancient secrets. Heey, maybe THAT is how some of the secrets mentioned so far are found out!
Speaking of spheres, WHAT happened to the Skill-granting spheres from X- or all the skills the FFX heroes learned from them!? (Geez, you give heroes two years off and they forget EVERYTHING!) :noway:
This game also gave us a look at Cactuar culture that I rather like.
The Al Bhed would be active on the non-medieval nations.
FF Crystal Chronicles: Don’t know much about it yet, but so far it doesn’t appear to have much to offer. The Mist would be too disruptive for the combined world. And I think there are no main characters. At most, I would add the new races.
Ok, I must now chew on these facts. Feel free to post more opinions.