They kinda have written themselves into a wall with this. They have teased Aerith having some form of playtime in part 3 doing something. But they also need her to not be in it too much or impact of loss is gone, but also other characters lose development if she gets more Who desperately need it like Vincent and Cid. So i would guess they have a Aerith Zack interlude but for 1 chapter or something?
We're definitely going to see Aerith, just like Zack in Rebirth. We need to see her reunion with him, which should make a lot of Aerith fans happy, and we need to see what she does to help the team on the other side too.
I want Zack to say "So pretty" and Aerith responding with "the face?"
You really don’t have to dedicate very much time to establish what Aerith is up to in the LS inbetween plot points. I can see it primarily being info and lore with a few combat sections to hold attention. “Following the flowers” at it were.
Oooh I hadn't seen that! I'm a late arrival and all I saw when I went online was stuff like "see? Aerith is gonna live in part 3 for sure", "wow I can't bekieve they're fucking up their own plot this badly" or "I can't believe squeenix can't even commit to whether or not they want to kill Aerith" and that was surprising to me bc I felt it was very obvious what they were going for thematically
"I can't believe they gave into Cloti shippers #notmyFF7 only the OG is canon!!!" they already deny Crisis Core they'll deny tgis trilogy too
Oh, I have. Marisha is the main reason it's not surpising hahaha. Of course her husband is a Tifa lover look at her!
Does Cloud feel lonely? In AC, the premise of his loneliness is "the happier he is, the more lonely he is." And we know the reason why.
Nah, this is what Aerith JP VA said in CCFF7 Reunion interview: "both Zack and Aerith are similar that behind their bright personality, lies a loneliness they both carry; something that perhaps resonates in Aerith" The moment Aerith saw Zack crying, I'm sure she is empathize with him about losing someone they love. Empathy. Though if I may interpret, what cause their loneliness despite losing the loved one is the big burden they carry and face it alone. One of CCFF7 OST is "The burdened" and it's played in the church when Zack spent time with Aerith.
He pretty much spells out in Nibelheim he didn't actually enjoy being alone though. Speaking as an introvert myself there is a big difference between not wanting a lot of friends and not wanting any at all. His isolation was largely his own doing, and he did feel superior to the other boys but that doesn't mean he didn't feel lonely. The difference between him and Aerith is that she's more self-aware of this feeling and will do something about it when she can. Cloud has a lot more personal hang-ups he has to work through but it's clear it means a lot to him when other people do make that effort to include him even if he pretends otherwise imo.
And with this, how Aerith is supposed to feel empathy? She is isolated her whole life before going out of Midgar. If someone then feel regret he was now lonely because he had reject them all, how can it be similar to Aerith who feel lonely because of rejection? How can she sense his loneliness when he isn't lonely anymore in the group when they are in journey together? Though, if she sensed it, she would simpathize.
The Cloud that Aerith meets in Midgar is not yet the Cloud that has made close friends from later in the story. He's on his way there, at least in Remake, but at that point he is still a pretty lonely guy that just won't admit that to himself. And why wouldn't she feel empathy? A similar feeling that comes from a different place is still a similar feeling. Aerith may be a bit self-centered and even resentful at times but she's still gonna feel for the guy.
Zack is also Aerith's "taisetsu na hito" according to Nomura.
Yuffie "It's my fault that I failed and my friend died, also vehicles equal HURK"
I feel like IF the devs do give them a kiss, it will be Aerith kissing Cloud maybe on the cheek goodbye
Cloud and Aerith will be together, either by revival or afterlife lifestream.
I mean, we need to figure out the method of time travel she's using to communicate backwards through time, but it seems fairly straightforward in broad strokes what her and Zack's narrative role are confined to in part 3.
I think it's the Lifestream right? The Lifestream is past present and future at once; those mini-worlds are right outside it but must also present the same features. The Aerith using this world is simply an Aerith who has already lived through CoLW I think, because it's really the Aerith she reminds me of (the way Sephiroth talked to her, the way she wanted to talk to Cloud but didn't know how to present herself to him, etc.).
Sorry, I should have been clearer- we need to learn about how she learns to to send information back.
