Date mechanics The date mechanics are a gameplay element in " Final Fantasy VII " . The player can decide who takes Cloud Strife on a date during the party ' s second plot - related visit to Gold Saucer . The night ' s date is chosen based upon the player ' s dialogue choices and actions throughout the game up to that point . Depending on the player ' s choices , Cloud may go on a date with Aeris , Tifa , Yuffie , or even Barret . How each character is chosen is based upon a hidden value in the game ' s code , which cannot be viewed without hacking . At the game ' s start , the opening values are : As the game progresses , these values change depending upon the player ' s actions . The character with the highest number of points when the date sequence occurs is the one that appears for the sequence . If there is a tie , the game chooses based on priority . Aeris has top priority , followed by Tifa , then Yuffie , then Barret . Aeris is the most likely candidate for the date , but it is not overly difficult to obtain the other two girls as there are several options which very quickly bridge the points gap between starting values . For example , it is possible , in responding positively to Tifa several times at the beginning of the game , to raise her date value above Aeris ' s starting value before her second appearance . Decisions . Throughout the game , characters will ask Cloud various questions . How he answers often affects the value that decides the date . No other action will change the values . These choices are : In Midgar . When Jessie is talking to Cloud on the train , coming back from the attack on the Sector 1 Reactor : In the 7th Heaven Bar , if Cloud has a flower : If Cloud talks to Tifa while she ' s behind the bar : When Tifa accuses Cloud of leaving her , his childhood friend : Tifa asks Cloud how he slept the next morning : Getting through the train to Sector 4 without being caught by the security system ( + 5 Tifa , + 5 Barret ) Cloud is barely hanging on after the explosion in the Sector 5 Reactor : When Aeris is fleeing from Reno in the Sector 5 Church : Aeris asks Cloud if Tifa is his girlfriend : In the Sector 6 playground : If Tifa is chosen as Don Corneo ' s date : If Aeris is chosen as Don Corneo ' s date : If Cloud is chosen as Don Corneo ' s date and he rejects his advances , when the Don asks if he has a boyfriend : When the party lands in the sewer : Marlene asks if Cloud thinks Aeris is interested in him : First meeting Red XIII : Once the party splits up , if either Barret , Aeris , or Tifa are in the party they get a + 2 boost When captured , Tifa asks Cloud if he can break out : When Cloud is thinking of people : Whoever is in the party for escaping Midgar will get a + 1 bonus ( No change for Red XIII ) In Kalm . When Barret leaves the inn and asks for Cloud to get a move on : When talking to the woman who mentions that Mako is convenient ( values only change if the characters are in the present party ) : When talking to the woman who mentions that the old ways were better ( values only change if the characters are in the present party ) : Meeting Yuffie . For every correct answer Yuffie gets + 2 points , for every wrong answer there is no change . It is possible to give the correct answer for all the questions except the last one and repeat the event to increase her affection value each time . However , the player will lose 700 gil each time , as Yuffie robs the party once the player enters the menu . In Fort Condor . When Cloud first talks to the old guy : When the old guy tells Cloud about his problem : In the Cargo Ship . When Yuffie asks for Tranquilizers : Aeris asks to go on an airship : Tifa asks about the war : In Gold Saucer . The first character chosen to accompany Cloud through the amusement park gets a + 3 boost . The party members not chosen will give a - 2 decrease . Picking Red XIII does nothing . In Corel Prison . The character chosen to accompany Cloud and Barret to fight Dyne gets a boost . Aeris gets a + 10 , Tifa gets a + 3 , and Yuffie gets a + 2 . Picking Red XIII or Cait Sith does nothing . In Gongaga . After meeting with Zack ' s parents , Cloud can talk to either Tifa or Aeris ( if they are in the party ) . Ignoring them will cost - 3 points each . Talking to Tifa will boost + 1 , it does not matter what Cloud responds . Talking to Aeris gives a choice . In Cosmo Canyon . The party will split up when they first enter the area . If Barret is in the party during this time , Cloud can converse with him about the formation of AVALANCHE in the room behind the weapon shop . The second answer : The first question ' s affection points can be received an unlimited amount of times . After giving the first answer , responding with " Yeah , whatever . . . " will , due to a scripting error , reset the dialogue when the room is exited and reentered . This bug exists in all versions of the game , including the PS4 release . In Wutai Village . Going through the entire Wutai sidequest boosts Yuffie ' s points + 10 . Results . After all of the events have been completed , no further alterations to the hidden value can be made during normal play . Upon returning to Gold Saucer , the character with the highest points becomes Cloud ' s date ( they knock on the door to Cloud ' s room in the hotel late at night and ask him out ) . If Yuffie has not been recruited , she cannot be the date and the game will disregard her when deciding who has the greatest amount of points . The date mechanics also affect a scene later in the game , involving Tifa and Cloud under the " Highwind " , where if Tifa ' s love points are 50 or above the implications and dialogue of the scene will be different . If Tifa ' s affection points are 49 or lower , when returning to the " Highwind " , she will ask if the rest of the party had listened to her and Cloud ' s conversation under the " Highwind " , then walk into a corner , pretending to be shy . If Tifa ' s affection points are 50 or higher , she will ask if the party has been watching the conversation , then walk into a corner and collapse in embarrassment . Any optional dialogue with Aeris , Tifa , Yuffie or Barret not noted on this page does not affect the date scene . For example , it does not matter what the player says to Aeris upon waking up in the Sector 5 Church , or any of the interaction with the party in Costa del Sol . In a few situations where other party members can receive points , Red XIII never does , even if he is an option . This is because he is not an option to date .