In FFVII at some point you end up on a 'date' with a member of your team. I'm aiming to go with Barrett and have worked every choice I've made so far to push his affinity as high as possible.
However, I've just been told Sephiroth has gone to the temple of ancients and I should head there too – so I know I'm close to the point of everything changing. I know that the date night 'must' occur before this point, as someone involved will no longer be able to come after that point.
I manually went to the Golden Saucer, even stayed in the hotel but there was no cut scene or anything else happening. I thought the 'date' happened the first time you returned after escaping the desert?
What am I missing, is there some step I must take to have this event unfold?
Best Answer
Don't worry: The date is a mandatory story event; you can't miss it.
The plot will lead you to the Temple of the Ancients at this point. However, when you first go there, you can't get inside, owing to the fact that you need to acquire a particular key item. Visiting the Temple of the Ancients the first time is what triggers your ability to acquire this item, which is found at the Gold Saucer. Once you've acquired it, you won't be able to leave Gold Saucer right away, and you'll proceed to the date sequence automatically.