It is one of the crucial vital questions amongst Remaining Fantasy 7 followers. Aerith and Tifa?
That is additionally a query that Naoki Hamaguchi, director of Remaining Fantasy 7: Rebirth, says he “completely can not reply.”
Anybody who has performed Remaining Fantasy 7 Remake and Rebirth could have seen the love triangle that exists between protagonist Cloud Strife and his obvious lovers Aerith Gainsborough and Tifa Lockhart. It in all probability culminates in Rebirth’s Golden Saucer scene.
That stated, I would wish to make the argument that issues actually come to a head in Remaining Fantasy 7 Remake with Jesse’s expanded position and hints at one other potential love curiosity for Cloud, however I digress.
GamesRadar lately had an opportunity to talk with Hamaguchi, and the topic of Cloud’s love curiosity naturally got here up. Sadly for some followers, he appears to have dodged the query, if the preliminary quote is any indication.
Naoki Hamaguchi simply needs Cloud to be blissful.
Moreover, Hamaguchi explains that he has an excessive amount of attachment to Cloud as a personality, saying, “I completely can not reply, and don’t have any intention of answering,” when requested who Cloud would select.
“However after spending a lot time with these video games and spending over a decade growing the Remaining Fantasy 7 Remake collection, there’s one factor I can let you know: I’ve spent a lot time taking a look at Cloud, strolling behind him, watching him journey all over the world. I’ve in all probability spent extra time watching Cloud’s again than anybody else in my precise household.”
Ten years is a very long time for any mission, particularly one as iconic because the Remaining Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy. So whereas the primary reply nonetheless seems like a cop-out, a minimum of Hamaguchi is coming from a spot of affection.
I’ve a number of empathy and affinity for Cloud himself, and I simply need him to be blissful.
Contemplating how a lot enjoyable Remaining Fantasy 7: Rebirth was, and the way a lot of it addressed the issues of Remaining Fantasy 7 Remake whereas staying true to the twists and turns of the unique, it is easy to see how a lot love and affinity Hamaguchi has for Cloud. I additionally need him to be blissful as soon as.
