Thread: FF9 ripping off other game's ideas?

I don't know anything about the use of mist but I do know that your second example (cutting hair and asking for a weapon) are culturally significant. I'm not surprised it has been used more then once.

Maybe someone can back me on this, I don't have the time to look up references for you. *shrugs*

Here I am to back you up, Arrianna .

Eh.. for cutting off hair, may I refer you to "Mononoke Hime", and some other old-time-based anime? Another, good, appropriate example would be "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind". Wow, Hayao really uses this "cutting of hair" to an extreme...

And the mist is probably pure coincidence. Many games have random excuses for why monsters appear in a seemingly unprepared world.

If people wanna make money they have to steel, but steeling from FF9 (check my sig.) that is pathetic.

Originally Posted by lord nikon

If people wanna make money they have to steel, but steeling from FF9 (check my sig.) that is pathetic.

I don't quite get your point.

Lol, I think you guys are getting a very wrong interpretion of my post? I don't mean any ill feelings. :] In fact, I do think it's coincidental but just wondering if anyone else thought differently as well. However, I still do think that Squaresoft is a very respectable company and won't rip off other game's ideas.

I don't know about the mist thing but I would agree with ryke12 's explanation.

As for the hair cutting bit, well, cutting off one's hair is a common symbol for wanting to over again or something of the like. Fore example, a girl's boyfriend dumps her so she goes and have a haircut. Or for example, a girl lost someone whom she loves so she swears never to cut her hair until she manages to find him somewhere out there.

Originally Posted by Gin Nightingale

I don't know about the mist thing but I would agree with ryke12 's explanation.

As for the hair cutting bit, well, cutting off one's hair is a common symbol for wanting to over again or something of the like. Fore example, a girl's boyfriend dumps her so she goes and have a haircut. Or for example, a girl lost someone whom she loves so she swears never to cut her hair until she manages to find him somewhere out there.

Huh, really?!? Lol, I'm sorry then. I didn't know that. :]

Also, and more to the point, and someone japanese can help with this cuz I don't know if its right or not, but the cutting of the hair is a sign of rebellion and also a sign of giving in to someone's wishes as well. Which is very paradoxical since according to FF9 Garnet does it in order to liberate herself from her past, but in Japanese history, the Samurai sometimes had their top-knots cut off symbolizing a demoralizing of the person or the samurai. My reference is The Last Samurai when the police want the kid samurai to cut off his top-knot. This could be a reason for putting it in the game. An academic paradox in FF9, but I could be reading to much into it.