Game rant: Rebirth addition
The thing that some fans of the FF7 games don't understand, is that ALL options are canon. The devs didnt spend thousands of dollars on these CGI cutscenes for you to watch one and screw the rest. You're SUPPOSED to watch them all. They all give context and development to the characters. They are all canon.
They are all the SAME Cloud acting a specific way towards our other characters. The same Cloud who kisses Tifa, holds Aeriths hand. And the same Cloud that holds Aeriths hand, kisses Tifa. That's THE POINT. They are both canon cause he DOES like them both where we are currently in the story. That is legit THE WHOLE STORY. He is messed up in the head. He thinks he is basically Zack. All his memories and feelings are f'ed. There's the real Cloud (Tifa) versus the Zack-Cloud (Aerith). Each is represented by one of the girls and how he interacts with them.
I'm so tired of people in these dumb fandom wars arguing for legit no reason and ignoring the actual plot and the reality of the game mechanics. By that logic, if these were truly only optional and not cannon, the devs could have Cloud and freaking BARRET freaking FRENCH KISSING cause "what the heck it doesn't matter right? it's not canon! Who cares!" 😂😂😂😂
But that's not what they do! The scenes he has with Yuffie, Barret and the rest of the gang are very much IN CHARACTER. They are canon. They all make sense given the events of the game. They all work with where he is and what the story has shown us. They are not fanservice or out of whack or random or done to just be silly. They ALL WORK!
Like I'm so over moronic fanwars that completely ignore the story and game mechanics. Grow up for real. You are ruining the experience for the REST of us sane folks.