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8. THAT Confusing Ending - Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
Fans couldn't wait to see how Final Fantasy VII Rebirth would end - namely, would Square Enix retain the iconic, heartbreaking moment of Aerith's demise at the hands of Sephiroth, or spare her fate this time around?
Well, the answer is both, or neither... or maybe?
In an attempt to have their cake and eat it too - or delay committing to one narrative direction altogether - the ending implies that Aerith is saved in one reality and dies in another.
Though the rest of the party mourn's Aerith's apparent demise, Cloud is still able to interact with her yet seemingly unaware that he's the only one who can.
This confusing, wishy-washy ending left many fans frustrated, that by blurring the lines of reality with multiversal nonsense, the impact of Aerith's maybe-death was heavily impacted.
It was tough to feel much of anything when we weren't even sure if Aerith was genuinely alive or not.
Needless to say, the third and apparently concluding chapter in the remake project needs to put in some major work to course-correct this frustrating blunder.