Dating Barret - Best Bromance Trophy Guide [Final Fantasy VII]
A guide for how to get the date with the heavily-armed bundle of manly love that is Barret Wallace in Final Fantasy VII and by extension, a trophy!
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• TL;DW -Dating Barret - Best Bromance...
Here's the written version, if that's easier for you to follow:
Steps to get a date with Barret:
Buy a flower from Aeris.
Say to Jessie that you're "Looking forward to it" after she tells you about the train. -3 Tifa
Give the flower to Marlene. +5 Barret
Avoid talking to Tifa in the bar. When she tells you that you left your childhood friend alone, answer "...Sorry".The following morning, speak to her and answer "Barret's snoring kept me up...". +5 Barret
Don't get caught by the security lockdown, and get to the end of the train. +5 Tifa, Barret
After the battle against Air Buster, before Cloud's fall, answer "Be strong" to Barret. +2 Barret
When Aeris is fleeing from the guards, always ask her to wait and push the wrong barrel each time. -3 Aeris (Possibly -9?)
When Aeris asks you if Tifa is your girlfriend, answer "Yeah, that's right". -5 Aeris
When you're in the playground with Aeris, say that you will "Take her home".
Makes sure that Cloud gets chosen for Don Corneo's date. When asked if there's someone else, answer yes, and say it's Barret. +5 Barret
(As a note, Silk dress and lingerie get him chosen (Soft that shimmers and the %$^£$ room)
In the sewers, talk to Aeris first. +3 Aeris (+3 to Tifa if you talk to he instead) (It actually doesn’t matter)
Marlene asks how you feel about Aeris, answer "I don't know". +3 Tifa, -3 Aeris
When you meet Red XIII, asks Barret to take care of Aeris. After the battle, form a party consisting of Cloud, Red XII and Barret. +2 Barret
When Tifa asks you if you can break out, answer "Kinda hard". -1 Tifa
When you're asked to think about people, think about Barret first, then Red XIII, and finally Aeris. +3 Barret
When escaping Midgar, form a party consisting of Cloud, Barret and Red XIII. +1 Barret
After the flashback in Kalm, tell Barret to "Wait a sec", and then choose "Beautiful, just beautiful!". +3 Barret
Form a party consisting of Cloud, Barret and Red XIII. Find a woman who says that Mako energy is convenient, and tell her "You're full of it". Afterwards, find the little girl upstairs talking about old life, and tell her "Yeah, maybe". +4 Barret
In Fort Condor, agree twice with the old man. +10 Barret
Don't go after Yuffie yet. Or if you do, make her join your team the first time around.
On the Cargo Ship, don't give Yuffie a Tranquilizer. Talk to Aeris, and tell her "I dunno..." when she asks about the Airship. Talk to Tifa, and tell her "I don't know" when she asks you about war. -2 Yuffie, Tifa and Aeris
At the Gold Saucer, talk to Red XIII first, and take him with you.
When going to see Dyne in Corel Prison, form a party consisting of Cloud, Barret and Red XIII.
Enter Gongaga with a party consisting of Cloud, Tifa and Aeris. Meet with Zack's parents, and then leave town without speaking to any of the two girls. -3 Tifa, Aeris
Do not go near Wutai, so that you don't trigger the Wutai sidequest if Yuffie is in your party.
And that's it! feel free to copy&paste if you need to and I hope it helps!