Technological Advancement in FFVIII

May 25, 2006 18:13

How much do you think technology in the FFVIII world would have been affected by the influence of Adel's tomb ( Read more... )

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neo_rufus May 25 2006, 19:38:14 UTC
Hmm, this is a tough one here, but I'll try my best to answer it. :)

To be honest, I had no idea Adel's tomb was so important. I knew it was to keep Adel in some kind of sleep, and it was closely related to the Lunar Cry. But I was clueless about it being closely related to technology. Either that or I forgot the role of the Tomb. But if that is the case, then I have a question for you. Now that Adel is dead, and the tomb is gone, how has that affected the people? I'll have to read up on the tomb a bit more, and then I can leave a much better reply.

Sorry. :(

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neo_rufus May 26 2006, 00:16:50 UTC
Lol, this might sound stupid but some people actually debate about Adel's gender. I know FF8 doesn't have the best of graphics, but we are still able to tell between whose male and female. I'll admit that Adel is a bit muscular for a sorceress, but that's my only thought about it, lol. :P

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mimi_sardinia May 26 2006, 03:21:08 UTC
*Sniggle* She does look very butch doesn't she?

The way I think about it she may have done that to herself, under some twisted idea of "strength".

I personally don't pay any attention to the arguements that the japanese language does not have the gender-specific words were do (such as Sorceress compared with Sorceror) but the thing is, we are working with the english language version of the game, we have to make our assumptions on that.

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mimi_sardinia May 26 2006, 03:15:35 UTC
The tomb had in it ways to block every possible way for Adel to communicate with anyone planetside. Obviously it wasn't quite enough because there are messages in the "noise" seen on the Timber outdoor TV but it was effective none the less.

As for the importance of Adel's tomb... it is the reason why the Dollet mission happened. Galbadia needed a strong enough transmitter to cut through the interference and Dollet were the only ones who had one {admitedly, it was a bit run-down, but they were expecting to have to repair it}.

I figure that if a whole subsection of technology needs excessive effort to run most organisations (like governments and businesses) wouldn't bother using it therefore that technology would get neglected and would not advance.

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neo_rufus May 28 2006, 00:22:37 UTC
So that's why the Dollet mission happened. I'll admit I wasn't 100% sure all of this time, lol. It's amazing how a event in the beginning of the game is linked to one that is in the end, lol. Thanks for explaining it for me. :)

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mimi_sardinia May 28 2006, 08:23:31 UTC
Yep, it's good when the writers can tie up the plot so neatly - that's one reason why I love FF8, the plot is so neat.

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