FF7 Remake: How Cloud & Aerith’s Relationship Changed From The Original – Screen Rant

Final Fantasy 7 Remake changed the relationship dynamic between Cloud and Aerith , and it may affect their story in the next parts of the game.

There are many subtle changes from the original game in Square Enix'sFinal Fantasy 7 Remake, from additional story content in the slumsthathelps fill out primary and secondary characters to how Cloud's relationships with other characters play out. The biggest of these changes is Cloud's relationship with Aerith, which appears much more romantically charged than in the original Final Fantasy 7.

One of the biggest additions toFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeis a series of moments thatimpact how much Tifa and Aerith like Cloud. Making the wrong choices in these moments can greatly influence the way the story plays out. For Aerith, it starts when she offers Cloud a flower Chapter 2. Afterwards, Cloud must complete a list of "Odd Job" side quests for Aerith and comment correctly on her outfit in Chapter 9. The player must even directly choose between Tifa and Aerith in the sewers. This is all to trigger a special cutscene in Chapter 14 with Aerith, Tifa or Barret. While this kind of dating mechanic was in the original game, its results played out much later on, during the player's second trip to the Golden Saucer, and it was not nearly as involved in the overall storyline as inFF7 Remake.

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Even the moment where Cloud and Aerith meet has changed inFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. In the originalgame, players meet Aerith when Cloud falls through the ceiling of the church in the Sector 7 Slums, which Crisis Coreplayers learned was actually how Aerith also met Zack Fair. InFF7 Remake, however, Cloud meets Aerith in the marketplace, when she is being attacked byFF7 Remake's Whispers. This meeting feels less intimate and personal than the original, which makes the following romantic events and choices feel rushed between the two characters.

While being able to romance a character in a game is fun, the changes made to Cloud and Aerith's relationship inFinal Fantasy 7 Remake greatly alters how their relationship could be perceived by players. The relationship between Cloud and Aerith in the original game was easilyviewed as romantic, but it built slowly over the course of the narrative, and so it felt more natural. Because so much of these romance mechanics are stuffed into the first part ofFF7 Remake- forcing players to strive for a romantic cutscene with her (or Tifa) - their relationship feels forced and lacks the delicate magic of the original game.

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FF7 Remake: How Cloud & Aerith's Relationship Changed From The Original - Screen Rant