One Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Theory Makes The Ending Even More Tragic

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changes some key moments from the original game, but it doesn't completely answer all the questions players had going into the second part of a massive remake project. Now, it looks like the final part will be the one that finally provides answers to elements that are currently left as mysteries. With coming to PC to join, another group of players can experience the emotional rollercoaster of Cloud's journey and witness a moment that's more tragic with the possibility that a new theory could be true.

[Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.]

Picking up where left off, joins Cloud and his group after they leave Midgar. Players who experienced the original game will see familiar locations reimagined in new ways, including the popular Golden Saucer section with the romance of the game and the date possibilities that come with it. However, the game ends with what might be the most well-known moment of, but it's been remade in a confusing way, at best.

Cloud's perspective is used for the bulk of the game, meaning that the story being told is tinted by how he views the world and its events. However, Cloud isn't a reliable narrator. He's clearly being affected by what happened to him after the incident at Nibelheim, and he doesn't fully understand how many of his memories are his own and how many are actually Zack's. For a lot of the game, this doesn't impact the story in a way that leaves players entirely uncertain about events.

With the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy winding down, Square Enix should make sure the next remake centers around a well beloved game in the series.

The problem is that Cloud's perspective is used when Aerith dies in , and that means that the moment she's injured isn't shown. Additionally, the wounds aren't shown either; there's only a pool of blood in one variation. This is because Cloud seems to start seeing two timelines overlapping at this point, and Aerith lives in one timeline but dies in the other. Clo