You want to go on a date?
Aeris

The date mechanics are a gameplay element in Final Fantasy VII. 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 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 (only if she has been recruited), 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:
Character Points
Aeris 50
Tifa 30
Yuffie 10
Barret 0


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.

In Final Fantasy VII Remake, different affection mechanics determine a scene later in the game, "Resolve", featuring either Barret, Tifa, or Aerith.