A planet's civilization travels at it's own pace. Thus, while we experience our modern era, other civilizations elsewhere could be behind us or ahead of us. For example, there could be several at their Medieval stages. Before you read any further, take note that I'm well aware that what I'm getting at is fictitious.

Final Fantasy was originally released in 1987, so the events of that game could have occurred while we were experiencing that year, only to be erased when the Light Warriors went back in time to when we were experiencing 13 B.C. and saved the planet, perhaps even the Universe. After that, several other planets and, as always, perhaps the Universe were being threatened almost annually, but the threats were always inevitably destroyed, all while we experienced the years of the games' releases.

This brings me to Final Fantasy VI. Released in 1994, not one, but two years after V and three years before VII, the game's events have a year-long gap between when Kefka destroys the World Of Balance and when Celes awakens in the World Of Ruin. Thus, the logical conclusion, based on my theory, is that only half of the game takes place while we experienced 1994...but which half?

Does the game begin while we experienced the year before and pick up the year of its release, or does it begin the year of its release and pick up the following year? Discuss and/or vote. You have a week for the latter.

They don't. Original release dates only.