History VideoGame / FinalFantasyVIIRebirth

** The mechanics behind the party for the final boss gauntlet are very finicky and hard to pre-plan and also impossible to see in the first run. Every character is [[spoiler:placed 1-5 according to their affection ratings, their place at the White Whisper battle, and the order they joined Cloud since ''Remake''. Jenovah Lifeclinger is at first fought with Cloud with 1 and 2, then 3 and 5. Sephiroth Reborn is fought with 1, 2, and 4, then 2, 3, and 5]].

* PleaseWakeUp: After driving off [[spoiler:Sephiroth in the Forgotten Capital, Cloud heads towards where Aerith is lying down and asks her to wake up. Unlike most examples of the trope, she opens her eyes and smiles, though it's left unclear whether or not this Aerith is a figment of Cloud's imagination or the one he ended up saving within a branched timeline]].

** During the final battle, Cloud is [[spoiler:separated from the party and fights Sephiroth in a barren world where only rocks and space are seen, the rest of the party fights Sephiroth in a Gigeresque landscape surrounded by organic-looking growths and Zack is sent to a doomed world that has Meteor about to hit. All of which shows Sephiroth's overview of the members, that Cloud join him in eternity, for the party to suffer and fuel their hatred, and for Zack to accept his fate as a man who should be dead. When Aerith joins Cloud, the area is bathed in light and water, showing how she directly contradicts the effects Sephiroth has on Cloud]].

** After seeing the ''Highwind'' in Junon, the party considers acquiring it to get around. Cloud vetoes on the grounds they would need a pilot and crew to do anything with it. in the original game, [[spoiler:Cid and his old pilot crew help steal it]].

** The game has a running subplot that Tifa is trying to get to the bottom of her and Cloud's memories. While the english dub doesn't change too much, it does remove context that when Aerith mentions how she lost her memories from the Lifestream to the Whispers, Tifa wonders if they did the same to her and questions her own memories much more.

* ActorAllusion: During the Gold Saucer play, Loran Allred does the vocals for Aerith as she sings. Loran was also the singing voice for a character in ''Film/TheGreatestShowman'', with a woman [[spoiler:who does not end up with the man she loves in the end. It's even more of an allusion if Tifa was the date, as the two hold hands while watching her perform, much like the couple in ''The Greatest Showman'' likewise lock hands]].

** Chapter 8's small date has the most impact with Tifa[[labelnote:note]]To make this work with Aerith's full date, Tifa has more side quests in the first half but less in the second, and getting full marks in some of Tifa's later quests can be unintuitive.[[/labelnote]], as the two have the most to say over Jessie's poster [[spoiler:which also puts more subtext that Aerith will have a similar effect on their lives,]] and the most [[spoiler:reaction to hearing that a man with a gun arm shot up the Battle Square]].

* CrapsaccharineWorld: Par for the course for the setting of ''VII'', but nowhere is this expressed more than in the Corel Region. Contrasting the luxorious resort of Costa del Sol and the oppolent theme park of The Gold Saucer are North Corel, a town impoverished by a mako reactor accident that looks like little more than a junkyard with shacks in it, and The Dustbowl, a former worker village taken over by manic ''Film/MadMax'' types. In the latter case it's ''directly under'' the Gold Saucer!

** Chapter 8's small date has the most impact with Tifa[[labelnote:note]]To make this work with Aerith's full date, Tifa has more side quests in the first half but less in the second, and getting full marks in some of Tifa's later quests can be unintuitive.[[/labelnote]], as the two have the most to say over Jessie's poster and the most [[spoiler:reaction to hearing that a man with a gun arm shot up the Battle Square]].

* SymbolicDistance: Used quite a bit to note the dissonance between party members as they have problems telling each other how they really feel. Most notably, in the ending [[spoiler:Cloud puts his sword in between him and Tifa but doesn't have anything between him and the Aerith he sees]]. This is also used to showcase Sephiroth's control over Cloud, as he is often so much in Cloud's face that the rest seem far away, even those physically touching him.

** Chapter 12's larger date makes the most sense with Aerith. Rosa in the play uses a wand, so the staff wielding Aerith is the best fit. Aerith's skywheel date gets a call back in the ending [[spoiler:where Cloud and Aerith once again intertwine hands as she leaves. Additionally, the story of a wandering hero who must leave Rosa but promises to return makes the most sense with her as well. Cait is most heartbroken when Aerith turns her back on him, and she is the one who is seen accepting his apology after the Temple, which makes more sense if they had a bonding moment just now]].

* SymbolicDistance: Used quite a bit to note the dissonance between party members as they have problems telling each other how they really feel. This is also used to showcase Sephiroth's control over Cloud, as he is often so much in Cloud's face that the rest seem far away, even those physically touching him.

** Barret swiftly develops a rapport with Cid, but takes Umbridge at the fact he still works with them on the side. Cid retorts that anyone who tries to lord their power over him will have hell to pay. Later in the original game, Barret [[spoiler:appoints Cid the party leader after he has cut all ties with Shinra, stolen their prized airship, and proven himself a trusted ally. Barret in essence lords his power over Cid by giving him control over the party]].