One of the more confusing aspects of Final Fantasy VII was the connection between Cloud and the mysterious, at the time, character Zack Fair. Zack's existence shook the foundation of Final Fantasy VII ...

For decades, Final Fantasy fans have fought in the shipping wars and are still debating who, canonically, is absolutely made for Cloud, but Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s director Naoki Hamaguchi wants no ...

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth remakes the Nibelheim flashback faithfully to the original. But does Rebirth change story details regarding Cloud’s identity? Was Cloud in Nibelheim during the incident with ...

The events of Final Fantasy VII take place primarily in the year 2007. In the Final Fantasy universe it is written as 0007 (so I guess it is a little different from ours). This makes Cloud 21 years ...

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Things aren’t as they seem in Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, with the game opening up on a series of memories retold by Tifa and Cloud to Aerith, Red XIII, and Barret while recovering at an Inn in Kalm.

Cloud Strife is the main protagonist of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, known for wielding his iconic Buster Sword and working as an ex-SOLDIER turned mercenary. After taking on a few dangerous jobs in ...

[Ed. note: This post contains spoilers for the original Final Fantasy 7 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.] The original Final Fantasy 7 pulls a brilliant, almost nasty, narrative trick. Just as the game ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Nintendo continues to roll out Amiibo reprints, and this time we're getting two popular characters from Super Smash Bros--Sonic the Hedgehog and Cloud ...