FFVII Rebirth Cloud and Tifa Gondola Date Detailed

In a recent interview with Famitsu, FFVII Rebirth Director Naoki Hamaguchi talked about the Cloud and Tifa date scene on the Gold Saucer. The date scene with Tifa builds on a previous optional scene from FFVII Remake. [Thanks, Famitsu!]

Note: This story depicts spoilers for the optional date scene with Tifa in FFVII Rebirth.

The scene in question happens during Chapter 12 and can be achieved after maxing the player’s affinity with Tifa. It showcases showcases Cloud and Tifa spending time together in the Gold Saucer, and it concludes with Cloud affirming his romantic feelings for her childhood friend and both of them kissing while on the ferris wheel.

When asked about the decision to depict Cloud and Tifa kissing for the first time in the 27 years since the original Final Fantasy VII released, Hamaguchi said that was a clear intention when designing that scene. In FFVII Remake there was a similar branching scene where Cloud and Tifa hug each other before the team heads to the Shinra Building near the end of the game.

When connecting the events of FFVII Remake and FFVII Rebirth during development, the team wanted to show Cloud’s growth and discussed if they should build upon the scene from the first entry in the trilogy. That’s how the FFVII Rebirth Gondola date scene with Tifa came to be.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is readily available for the PlayStation 5. The exclusivity arrangement expired on May 29, 2024, so the game may appear on other platforms in the future like Windows PC.