The Most Epic Date Ever: Remake’s Chapter 9 Entire Purpose is Building the Cloud/Aerith Romance

Chapter 9 of Final Fantasy VII Remake is the game's longest chapter, and it serves one primary purpose: to build up the romance between Cloud and Aerith. Sounds crazy? It might be - but it's true. After all, the seeds have already been planted. The last chapter opened with Aerith promising Cloud "one date" in … Continue reading The Most Epic Date Ever: Remake’s Chapter 9 Entire Purpose is Building the Cloud/Aerith Romance →

Cloud and Aerith Cast as Final Fantasy IX’s Zidane and Garnet in Ever Crisis

In your dearest memories, could you have imagined something like this? Square Enix's mobile phone game Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis has featured more than a few goodies for Clerith fans, and this one might be the best yet. This month (November 2023), the game is hosting a Final Fantasy IX collaboration event, and select … Continue reading Cloud and Aerith Cast as Final Fantasy IX’s Zidane and Garnet in Ever Crisis →

Fujiya x FF7 Ever Crisis Crossover Art Features Peko and Poko in Clerith Cosplay

A collaboration event has been announced between Fujiya, a popular sweets shop in Japan, and Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis! Starting in October, fans will be able to buy themed treats and merchandise featuring new original artwork of the cast in Fujiya's iconic cutesy style. But check out who is front and center: it's Peko … Continue reading Fujiya x FF7 Ever Crisis Crossover Art Features Peko and Poko in Clerith Cosplay →

Cloud did WHAT with Aerith in the Gondola? Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest x Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Official Comic

Released in October 2017 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, the Itadaki Street DRAGON QUEST & FINAL FANTASY 30th ANNIVERSARY brought Cloud once again to the virtual board-game world of Itadaki Street. A party game along the lines of the Mario Party series, Itadaki Street allows you to pick characters and control them along a … Continue reading Cloud did WHAT with Aerith in the Gondola? Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest x Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Official Comic →

Ever Crisis Beta Busts a Few Anti-Clerith Myths

Excuse the incendiary topic - most of these "myths" are so absurd, no normal fan will ever have even considered them, regardless of who they personally ship Cloud with (if anyone). Even so, some of these silly claims have circulated around the fandom as of late. Ever Crisis, which released its beta in early July, … Continue reading Ever Crisis Beta Busts a Few Anti-Clerith Myths →

FF7 Dev Kitase Wanted To Make a Side Story Game with Aerith and Cloud

In the September 2001 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly, a feature on Final Fantasy X brought in some familiar developers from Square for an interview. Yoshinori Kitase, one of the the key developers of Final Fantasy VII - and director of Final Fantasy VII: Remake - dropped an interesting comment. I believe it would be … Continue reading FF7 Dev Kitase Wanted To Make a Side Story Game with Aerith and Cloud →

Clerith and Music: All Songs Representing Cloud and Aerith

The music in Final Fantasy VII is emotional, entrancing, and reflects the game's story while adding special context of its own. Between the original game and Remake, sometimes the message is nuanced, sometimes conspicuous. Since Cloud and Aerith's relationship is a huge element to the game's story, it's no surprise that there are many (and … Continue reading Clerith and Music: All Songs Representing Cloud and Aerith →

What are the romantic couples of the Final Fantasy series?

The Final Fantasy series tell emotional adventures filled with drama, hatred, and of course, love! The compatibility between certain characters is a fan-favorite topic, but select couples have become particularly iconic. Out of the mainline games, here are the romantic couples that are at the forefront of the series, with official (or near-official) status. Final … Continue reading What are the romantic couples of the Final Fantasy series? →

“Underneath the Rotting Pizza” – Cities in the Sky and a Desolate Earth Beneath

The cities of Final Fantasy VII operate somewhere within the aesthetic realm between cyberpunk and 80's grunge. Sci-fi but not quite, we see a human population with flying airships but no successful human launch into space, chunky computers and PHS phones and a distinct lack of high-speed travel. While Final Fantasy VII: Remake injects a … Continue reading “Underneath the Rotting Pizza” – Cities in the Sky and a Desolate Earth Beneath →

Did Aeris Know the “Real” Cloud?

A major argument against Cloud and Aeris's romantic relationship is that Cloud and Aeris only interacted in disc 1 of the game - a period in which Cloud was knee-deep in his identity crisis, which was not resolved until the game's second disc. Auxiliary claims allege that Cloud is actually role-playing Zack in disc 1, … Continue reading Did Aeris Know the “Real” Cloud? →