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Ohh the lifestream.net has its own forums? *runs to join*
As for the family matters: Denzel is pretty much the adopted son of Cloud and Tifa. Marlene is Barret's adopted daughter. She views Tifa and Barret as her primary mom/dad figure. However, she does not see Tifa and Barret as the parental unit, instead she sees Cloud and Tifa as the parental unit (pictures on the wall - Marlene is a perseptive girl!). Barret is thus part of the family due to his relationship with Marlene, but he is not part of the unit that lives in the 7th Heaven bar. When Barret is away, Cloud takes over as the father role, even though Cloud is not who she considers to be her "papa." He does fulfill the role of parental partnership with the motherfigure in her life, Tifa.
Well, my point is that it's not quite so simple as some people like to argue. The situation is a delicate one.
I would say the original game was ambiguous on the LT. While it's quite clear that Aeris' feelings for Cloud were mainly based on his resemblance to Zack, Cloud's feelings towards Aeris weren't so clearly expressed - though his feelings for Tifa were quite explicit. The "I think I can meet her there" line caused quite alot of contention because it could have really gone either way. I think AC definitly clears up the fact that after Aeris' death, Cloud's main feelings toward her were those of guilt, not romantic love.
Does anyone else think that Cloud/Aeris may have been a red herring in order to stray players from the plot twist? Because come the plot twist, all development for the relationship basically crumbles.
As for the family matters: Denzel is pretty much the adopted son of Cloud and Tifa. Marlene is Barret's adopted daughter. She views Tifa and Barret as her primary mom/dad figure. However, she does not see Tifa and Barret as the parental unit, instead she sees Cloud and Tifa as the parental unit (pictures on the wall - Marlene is a perseptive girl!). Barret is thus part of the family due to his relationship with Marlene, but he is not part of the unit that lives in the 7th Heaven bar. When Barret is away, Cloud takes over as the father role, even though Cloud is not who she considers to be her "papa." He does fulfill the role of parental partnership with the motherfigure in her life, Tifa.
Well, my point is that it's not quite so simple as some people like to argue. The situation is a delicate one.
I would say the original game was ambiguous on the LT. While it's quite clear that Aeris' feelings for Cloud were mainly based on his resemblance to Zack, Cloud's feelings towards Aeris weren't so clearly expressed - though his feelings for Tifa were quite explicit. The "I think I can meet her there" line caused quite alot of contention because it could have really gone either way. I think AC definitly clears up the fact that after Aeris' death, Cloud's main feelings toward her were those of guilt, not romantic love.
Does anyone else think that Cloud/Aeris may have been a red herring in order to stray players from the plot twist? Because come the plot twist, all development for the relationship basically crumbles.