Ok so SPOILER WARNING We don’t actually know what happened to Aerith, heck, the Ultimania for Rebirth says that the question of her fate is one of the new mysteries of this trilogy. All that we know for certain is that whatever’s going on with Aerith, Cloud recognizes that she’s alive, while everyone else thinks she’s dead. We know that it’s not that Cloud’s hallucinating her or that he’s in denial of her death, because Nanaki senses her during the closing cinematic when Aerith kneels down to pet him. And it’s also worth mentioning that Cloud also sees a rift in the sky similar to the one that was in the Zack worlds and the world where Cloud and Aerith went on a date in the Sector 5 Slums. And these rifts have only appeared in worlds where Destiny has heavily diverted from the events of the original game. Now here’s the theory part of it: Cloud, as a result of being at the center of the reunion, is stuck between worlds, and is therefore seeing things from two different worlds. Aerith being alive and the rift in the sky is from one world, while Cloud joining the party and heading north is in another world. Something else that backs this up: When Zack chooses to save Cloud, we see a rainbow flash of light, which is meant to visualize the creation of a new world, as we later see him go to Biggs, and also not going to either of them. This same rainbow flash is seen when Cloud successfully prevents Sephiroth from killing Aerith. And on a final note, while the developers are obviously being unclear in interviews on what actually happened, Hamaguchi, the director of Rebirth, said that Cloud being stuck between worlds was the impression that Square wanted to give players. Also, as for why he doesn’t say the iconic speech “Aerith is gone, Aerith will no longer laugh, cry, or get angry” we actually do see him say it. It was what he was saying when the screen was glitching while Sephiroth said “Don’t weep. Your tears are empty.” As for why it was handled like that, In the Ultimania interview, co-director Motomu Toriyama says “I can’t say much about that sequence of scenes, as I want to encourage a variety of interpretations from those who see them. However, I will say that after consulting with Nomura, we settled on an approach where we inserted a sort of flashback scene where you can see Cloud shouting those lines from the original game.”
@@cy9884 YESS while editing I noticed he was moving his mouth while holding Aerith and I assumed it was that iconic line that Cloud was saying. It’s crazy how in this game you need be paying attention to detail like the rainbow and rift in the sky like you mentioned. Also the different Stamp dogs, it all connects but I fail to keep track and connect everything while playing, so I like reading comments of people explaining the end or watch videos of people explaining the ending AFTER I have finished the game of course. And thank you for including the interview part! I love knowing about outside game information that I probably would’ve missed knowing about lmao
Cloud and Aerith Scenes in the final parts of the game are soo good! congrats on beating the game. enjoyed your playthrough! looking forward to your next playthrough whatever game it might be!
Thanks for sharing your playthrough! "You gonna be okay getting back?" "Aaand, if I said I wasn't?" Kudos on recognizing the callback to Remake! Those lines are burned into my memory. What a phenomenal job everyone did to bring us this gift!
I really enjoyed watching you play FF7 Rebirth... sorry I only commented now. You're very funny and very natural at playing and you manage to understand something that many content creators for some reason can't...that Cloud and Aerith like each other (Tifa must have a lot of fans I suppose...) I hope Cloud and Aerith have their memorable moment in the 3rd game...something like Tidus and Yuna (FFX). There's no doubt after the remake and rebirth that this story is very much about the two of them.
Out of all franchises I'm currently into, Aerith's death is the only heartbreaking moment I've never been able to get over. Even before the remake was announced.
If anyone is interested, the ongoing theory is that Cloud created a branching timeline separate from the main storyline for Aerith to survive in. You can see this when Cloud deflects the Masamune and a prism effect occures. This same prism effect happened everytime Zack made a desision. This is even confirmed in the Ultimania that Cloud successfully deflected the Masamune. Now, the question is how the Devs plan on using Aerith and Zack in Part 3 now that she AND Zack have survived the end of Rebirth.
All the stuff did happen but we didn't see it. In part 3 we'll hear the lines and see the water burial when Cloud's memory gets straightened out. Gonna make a lot of people cry Im sure.
Just wanted to let you know i enjoyed the whole FF7 journey with you and cant wait for the next part to come. You deserve more views and subs and i hope you keep up doing good job
It was fun watching your playthrough and reactions! Now to wait 3 years lol. I wonder what he's saying here right before she reaches up 56:02 his eyes are so expressive as he says it
The Full Jenevoa Lifeclinger OST is so sick... if you get a chance to listen to the 15 min track it's crazy. You can hear the part where Aerith's theme almost gets eaten by the Jenova fight... To me the music in another things that's so incredible. Half the time you're not paying attention but if you get the chance it's incredible.
You're wrong. Cloud did say the line. You can see his talking to himself while holding Aerith, but his brain is glitching out. My guess is that when he has his total breakdown in Pt3 you will hear him say the line as the painful truth returns to him. Events are unfolding out of order compared to the OG. Aerith has changed the exact course of events, but we can't know to what end until the finale.
@@inquisitorMence yea what I meant is that we didn’t hear him say it. I mentioned in the comments that while I was editing, I noticed Cloud moving his lips while holding Aerith. It’s a very important line so maybe in the next game we’ll hear it, and if we do, it will break me 😭
@@Nifflie I'll do you one better. The story recap in the credits is packed so tight some of the frames are overlapping, but when it gets to the bit where they should be laying Aerith to rest in the water, it has a large gap. Like, an easy 5-6 pane gap. Seems to be all the bits that have been edited out of Cloud's memory - including the black materia. It's a safe bet to say we get it all after the northern crater.
GOTY for me. Mark my words. Many years from now when the entire Remake trilogy is released, we’re gonna realize that FF7 Rebirth was the Empire Strikes Back. What a masterpiece in my book. Can’t wait for the next installment. ❤
Easily one of the best games out of these recent times, actually masterful. Well done 😎👌 (I tear up a little too much through the ending part of the game😅)
Spoiler just in case --------- I know that a lot of people don't like it, but I love that Aerith's death is now part of Cloud's journey to mental stability. While it's true that he may have saved her, that outcome, as the game tells us, will fade away, like all these other worlds are going to become part of the planet's mass of spiritual energy, plus the rest of the party can not see what Cloud is seeing, and regardless it is not good for Cloud to be caught between two perceptions of reality. I am willing to bet that we will get the full burial upon return to the forgotten capital in part three and that is going to be emotional hell.
Trolls when Cloud sees Seph: "He's alive." Trolls when Cloud sees Aerith: "She's dead. He's an unreliable narrator. He's in denial." Trolls when Zack is alive for the 3rd time: "...uh." Trolls when Red is alive, despite dying in Terrier: "..." Still waiting for trolls to admit being wrong.
2 buster swords in 1 picture！dream comes true！ see you next time REMAKE PART3 in 2027！（FF7 30th anniversary） 20:52 another version of CC S5 slum date❤ 25:27 another version of CC ending 27:05 this new stamp means new timeline！Zack has tried his best many times in different timelines！ 30:10 CC's ED(fate) Zack don't want！whatever repeat hundred times hundred versions he will change them！
And Another definite spoiler Cody Christainson accidentally confirmed he recorded those unspoken lines about Aerith at the Altar, and that it was one of his most intense recording sessions.
you're supposed to be confused. we, the players are basically cloud. he doesn't know what's going on and we don't know either since the trilogy seems to be taking wild turns here and there. cloud thought he saved aerith and we've been hoping we can do it this time. sephiroth messes with cloud's head, square messes with ours.
Always fun to see peoples reaction to rebirth! Whether they played the og and/or the remake trilogy! Just to clear it up, yes, aerith is officially dead. Cloud is the only one that can see that (Hint the line the sephiroth before the fight with jenova) but no one else can. Cloud and his mental health is severely messed up. He believes (thinks) shes alive but again the line that sephiroth said is gonna play a huge part when cloud is gonna deal with his mental issues. Thats gonna be the most intense, important but beautiful scene when they show it off.
Jenova is tricking Cloud's mind, that's what she does, she messes up people's minds and makes them fight among themselves. Aerith is dead, who Cloud sees is Jenova, as she did to Rufus throughout the game.
