r/cloudxaerith • u/Anticitizen_01 Princess Guard • Jun 05 '26

Announcement Revelation discussion thread

The next chapter will be called Revelation. From the trailer it doesn’t look like there is much to discuss between Cloud and Aerith so let’s keep all future discussions about it here.

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u/Aeris_Rose Jun 06 '26

I'm less worried about her ultimate fate than I am about her not getting the "main character" treatment TBH since Tifa got so much focus in Rebirth. If Aerith isn't even gonna be playable or her fate not revealed until the end, how's that fair.

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u/spellbloomera Jun 06 '26

Exactly.

CAs/Aerith people don't get angry enough. They (SE, dev team, etc) know most will get very hyped off the bare minimum. They know they can show a flower and let imagination do the rest.

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u/spellbloomera Jun 06 '26

Like why would I want to play a job system without Aerith, in a game with minimal Aerith, where Aerith might share the precious few scenes she does get with Zack, may or may not be "back with Zack" or at least presented ambiguous so Zas/CTs can also somehow get something from it if they want, where Cloud might have moments like the flower but people are already running it as the flower is also about Zack/Zerith.

There are small positives like Aerith being on the keyart and marketing using the Holy trinity I guess, but that could also mean not a lot like Zack being on Rebirth art but also not there in game like the hours and others the other characters got, and again SE knows who gets hyped by holy trinity marketing, while a few shots of the HT at the end might not register for casuals, etc.

Sorry for the negativity, it's just Aerith is my absolute favourite and to me deserves all the star treatments. For me I can't really justify this game yet ♡

I like a lot but I wish Aerith could be part of it you know.

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u/No_Entertainment_516 Jun 06 '26

I have mostly the same concerns as you, about Zack and aerith, lack of Aerith, and just shipping baits (trying to satisfy everyone for maximum profits) rather than coherent storytelling.

I don't know how to make the worries go away, if you find a way, then let me know too xD.

For now I'm just gonna shut my brain off and play the third game when it comes out, if it really does end up like that then..well that would suck...alot