I'm talking about the dumb decision of adding whispers to the game. It's funny to me because despite years experience in writing, this is what they came up with.
To solve the timeline debate is easy, just need to answer one question. Which one prints more money: having Zack on his timeline interacting with the main cast through timeline bullshiterry or having him be part of the main timeline interacting directly to the main cast.
You know, I'm really happy this game came out in 2020. It perfectly encapsulates this year. When you thought things couldn't get any worse, it finds a way.
I mean, you don't build this much tension between Cloud and Tifa and result to nothing. They added and expanded so many scenes between the two in the Midgar only portion, the part of the OG where they didn't have this much interaction.
As much as like Tifa, her entire Don Corneo plan is not well thought of. The first thing that happened to her in the mansion is get gassed. Lucky for her (Aerith and Cloud as well), the game is rated Teen so nothing disgusting is implied.
Offtopic but I assume you have experience with PTSD, depression and survivor's guilt then? If so, then good on you for being strong to handle that.
But to assume that someone that isn't acting according to the way you want them as "manchild" is pretty disengenious. Though I guess this is where...