SPOILERS LTD Remake — It's like New Coke except ... no, it's exactly like New Coke

[Eerie]

I'm not one to comment much around here, but I'm always reading your discussions. I love this space because I feel that people debate in a civilized manner, even though they may have different perspectives. That said, I’d like to share some thoughts.

Initially, I was also one of those who thought Cloud and Tifa kissed too soon, but after thinking it over, I believe it was for the best.

If, in 1997, some people were already upset when, midway through the game, the Lifestream twist revealed that Tifa was the true love interest, imagine how much worse it would have been if, in the remakes, we had spent eight years and two games with them seemingly in a platonic relationship.

By the time Part 3 came out and the twist happened, people who had spent years believing that Aerith was the true love interest would have felt deceived, as if the revelation had come out of nowhere.

A large portion of Clotis would have hated the first two games, while a significant number of new players would have become Clerith, further increasing the number of people dissatisfied with the twist.

But now, no one can claim they were misled or anything like that. Anyone who is intellectually honest with themselves already has a sense of where this story is heading.

What I am saying by too early is that even if Tifa brings forth real Cloud, he’s still not himself. So him kissing Tifa is too early in that sense he is not able to confirm who he is and the depth of his feelings for her yet.

Now yes of course CT has been developed differently and way better than in the OG. To me they shine the brightest here. The 4k definitely helps Tifa’s complex character and characterisation. Nojima definitely made me fall in love with that relationship all over again. I say it often but the OG was so busy misguiding the players that CT felt odd: it was either a grand revelation like it was for me, either people tossed it aside because eh? There was Aerith in between those memories and now tho, so must be the past! With the trilogy, CT will feel very earned and way more satisfying.

@LunarTarotGirl the devs never took it like that actually. That’s what I’m saying, none of the dates happen, they are all what ifs situations to show the players the relationships between Cloud and the others, but they did not happen. In reality no one showed up in front of Cloud’s door. We definitely are meant to see them all, but in the story none are there, which is my point.