Aeris has top priority, followed by Tifa, then Yuffie, then Barret. If there is a tie, the game chooses based on priority. The character with the highest number of points when the date sequence occurs is the one that appears for the sequence. At the game's start, the opening values are:Īs the game progresses, these values change depending upon the player's actions. How each character is chosen is based upon a hidden value in the game's code, which cannot be viewed without hacking. Depending on the player's choices, Cloud may go on a date with Aeris, Tifa, Yuffie (only if she has been recruited), or even Barret. The night's date is chosen based upon the player's dialogue choices and actions throughout the game up to that point. The player can decide who takes Cloud on a date during the party's second plot-related visit to Gold Saucer in ' Secret Date'. The date mechanics are a gameplay element in Final Fantasy VII.