Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's "confusing as f**k" ending leaves fans divided, but engrossed in piecing together what it all means for the RPG's future

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Now that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has been out in the wilds for a few weeks, players are reaching the end of the hot new RPG. That means many have seen the ending and are picking it apart online, for better or worse. 

As Square Enix has revealed previously, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth ends at the Forgotten Capital – the scene of the original's most shocking twist. In short, it matters a lot to people. You can imagine why veteran developer Tetsuya Nomura was "even more nervous" about fans' reactions to Rebirth's ending than its predecessor's.

Before we continue, take this as your spoiler warning that the rest of the article will dive into spoiler territory, so here's your out if you still need to get there.

Still here? Grand. As we delved into with our Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth ending explainer, what you get here is largely a faithful retelling of what happened in the original Final Fantasy 7, albeit with some caveats. 

The broad strokes remain the same, as Sephiroth ensures Aeirth meets her end, though this time around we've got some extra bits to mull over while we wait for the trilogy's concluding game. Cloud appears to save Aerith before it turns out that he didn't, the brooding merc can still see Aerith afterward while the rest of the party clearly can't, and more, as the multiverse narrative meshes with events. 

Much like Remake, Square Enix wants the retelling to prompt questions and debate to ensure that future events aren't totally void of surprises. Exiting Midgar threw up many questions as we clobbered the arbiters of fate holding everything together. In Rebirth, though, we're dealing with a much more cherished moment of the original, and some fans aren't vibing with how busy it's become.

"Why make it so complicated?" writes one fan, while another says; "I have no fucking clue what direction they’re going to go with this because it's confusing as fuck."

Going deeper into it, another says, "She still died, which is good, but that event really needed a moment