Timeline

[Chicat]

All three games are based on the same universe. But what about timeline? Do you think the events of these games take place at the same time as each other? Or do you think they take place seperately from a different point of time?

[Oliver]

I think there are huge amounts of time between each story. Maybe that will become clear when we play them all... maybe not.

[mercy0001]

no. The developers may interprent the myth "Fabula nova Crystallis" (The new tale of the crystal) like they want. There won't be any similar places, universes, enemies,...

[rutea7]

they already said its the same universe as far as i understood

i think versus was before ffxiii, whatever political conflict that seems to be going on in versus will result in the whole pulse and cocoon story later in the history of that universe, like probably hundreds of years apart


thats just me speculating though :P

[Oliver]

they already said its the same universe as far as i understood

i think versus was before ffxiii, whatever political conflict that seems to be going on in versus will result in the whole pulse and cocoon story later in the history of that universe, like probably hundreds of years apart


thats just me speculating though :P

If I would take a guess I would say the same thing:D

[rutea7]

the one i have NO idea about is agito

[NikDK]

It is not the same universe, they are only using the same MYTH meaning the crystals, had been told over a 1000 times already... they got that myth and made their own story/own universe and own world end of story kkthxbye

[chaosblade77]

It is not the same universe, they are only using the same MYTH meaning the crystals, had been told over a 1000 times already... they got that myth and made their own story/own universe and own world end of story kkthxbye
This.

The games don't don't relate to each other at all outside the use of crystals. There is no "timeline" that all of the games take place on. They are completely separate entities.

[Whiplash]

How did so many people get the idea that they're in the same universe?

[Luriana]

Lack of attention. Or maybe just plain faggery.

[Chicat]

Lack of attention. Or maybe just plain faggery.

Arrogance is what makes people like you jerks.

[Oliver]

Well that's an illusion less, thanks for clearing that up.

[Chicat]

It is not the same universe, they are only using the same MYTH meaning the crystals, had been told over a 1000 times already... they got that myth and made their own story/own universe and own world end of story kkthxbye

Actually you're wrong. All three games are set in the same universe as each other.

Go here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabula_Nova_Crystallis_Final_Fantasy_XIII

Even if you go to the final fantasy versus XIII page, it will still say the same thing.

[NikDK]

Yeah believe Wiki, its not like its normal people that presume things and post it on there... noooo don't even think that way! lol you fail at life...

EDIT: and if you look further down on that wiki page, look at references, does it say SE? woops, it said IGN? :O then it must be true!

[Kitmitsu]

http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/forums/showthread.php?t=754

What is the difference between Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy Versus XIII and Final Fantasy Agito XIII?
Each of the games are in seperate worlds and time periods. The only thing relating the games is the Crystal mythology in them.

Read the FAQ guys -_-.

[Whiplash]

Oh deary me, Wikipedia cited as a reliable source.

[Dark Chaos]

Unfortunately we'll just going to have to wait and see how it turns out.

[BlankChocobo]

How did so many people get the idea that they're in the same universe?

Lack of attention. Or maybe just plain faggery.
^ This.

Plus probably some random dorkus got quoted by IGN, and the whole "zomg demo on PSN at the end of this year!" sourcing pyramid bullshiz went into motion. Somebody go fix that Wikipedia before more stupid things happen, pretty please? XD

By the way, Wikipedia also claimed that the red haired character was confirmed to be Sazh at some point, lolz. Wiki so reliable.

[Kitmitsu]

Unfortunately we'll just going to have to wait and see how it turns out.

You anger me.

[Chicat]

Yeah believe Wiki, its not like its normal people that presume things and post it on there... noooo don't even think that way! lol you fail at life...

EDIT: and if you look further down on that wiki page, look at references, does it say SE? woops, it said IGN? :O then it must be true!

And on http://na.square-enix.com/e306/titles/fabula/ it says "different titles based on variations of the FINAL FANTASY XIII universe". So they are not in the same universe. Thanks for correcting me.

[daisekihan]

What I'd really like to know is why the wiki page for Fabula Nova Crystallis makes that claim about the timeline in the first place. Wiki isn't perfect, but usually they at least point to a source; sometimes a quote is misinterpreted, but I don't even see that in this case. The article just seems to refer to a translation of an interview with Nomura (and on this very site) that only mentions that the installations in the series all share a vaguely similar crystal mythos, nothing about a shared timeline. It is indeed puzzling.

But I can see the temptation here. Because if you think about it, they couldn't even resist making an extremely distant connection between FFVII and X with Shinra I wouldn't be surprised if, in spite of what they say now, it turns out Versus and Agito take place in Gran Pulse before it fell I'm not saying this is defiantly, or even probably, the case, just that it wouldn't surprise me.

[Element Engine]

What I'd really like to know is why the wiki page for Fabula Nova Crystallis makes that claim about the timeline in the first place. Wiki isn't perfect, but usually they at least point to a source; sometimes a quote is misinterpreted, but I don't even see that in this case. The article just seems to refer to a translation of an interview with Nomura (and on this very site) that only mentions that the installations in the series all share a vaguely similar crystal mythos, nothing about a shared timeline. It is indeed puzzling.

But I can see the temptation here. Because if you think about it, they couldn't even resist making an extremely distant connection between FFVII and X with Shinra I wouldn't be surprised if, in spite of what they say now, it turns out Versus and Agito take place in Gran Pulse before it fell I'm not saying this is defiantly, or even probably, the case, just that it wouldn't surprise me.
Shenanigans.

[Naunen]

What I'd really like to know is why the wiki page for Fabula Nova Crystallis makes that claim about the timeline in the first place. Wiki isn't perfect, but usually they at least point to a source; sometimes a quote is misinterpreted, but I don't even see that in this case. The article just seems to refer to a translation of an interview with Nomura (and on this very site) that only mentions that the installations in the series all share a vaguely similar crystal mythos, nothing about a shared timeline. It is indeed puzzling.

But I can see the temptation here. Because if you think about it, they couldn't even resist making an extremely distant connection between FFVII and X with Shinra I wouldn't be surprised if, in spite of what they say now, it turns out Versus and Agito take place in Gran Pulse before it fell I'm not saying this is defiantly, or even probably, the case, just that it wouldn't surprise me.

----This thread is over one fucking year old. There's been no ground-breaking news enough to discuss this. I'll just close this until we get more information on the other two games.