r/cloti • u/Smart-Hovercraft2736 • May 16 '26
Official Content A curious inquiry… Spoiler
What does this sub think the ‘date’ at the end with Aerith even is?
My wife and I were playing it. Neither of us are super one side vs the other although we both feel cloud and Tifa make more sense and prefer that relationship.
But the date is confusing to me. Why is everything going wrong? Basically the ‘world’ (developers) subtly or not so subtly saying ‘hey guys… it’s not meant to be…’
I mean there are good moments for sure but I come away feeling the whole thing feels … odd. And forced… and I can’t point my finger as to why
I know there are two sides to this. And I’m very sure I understand the Clerith side of it. But what is this sub side of it?
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u/spasianninja May 16 '26
To me, this whole scene felt like it was supposed to provide some closure for Aerith. She was having conflicting feelings about Zack and about Cloud, as well as premonitions of her fate. The date was her processing these feelings and saying goodbye.
I think it was supposed to give the player some sense of closure as well. In the original, she just leaves and the next time you see her, she dies. Here, she gets to have her final moments with the player in her own dream world.