In 1997, one of many most-remembered moments from Final Fantasy 7 was the homicide of a beloved companion character, which resonated all through the remainder of the sport and all of its subsequent follow-up media. Final Fantasy 7’s narrative hinges on that second, and there did not appear to be any manner round it with out cheats till now.
Spoiler warning: If you do not know who dies on this 27-year-old sport or do not need to know, cease studying now.
Aerith Gainsborough meets her finish by the hands of Sephiroth, however as associated by a Final Fantasy 7 speedrunner who goes by Luzbel, a technique to skip previous Aerith’s demise was discovered by two different gamers: AceZephyr and Kuma.
The way in which to tug it off is extra of a glitch than a cheat. When the participant is using a chocobo on the world map, there’s nothing that forestalls them from strolling to the Forgotten Capital, the positioning of Aeirth’s homicide. If Aeirth is within the participant’s social gathering, she’ll see her personal demise and combat alongside the participant towards Jenova. The draw back to this strategy is that gamers will not have a excessive stage throughout the combat, and in line with Eurogamer, the sport will “softlock” throughout cutscenes if Aerith is within the social gathering after the timeframe of her demise.
Aerith’s destiny was additionally one of many major plot factors in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth earlier this 12 months, which demonstrates her enduring recognition amongst followers of the brand new collection. The newly found glitch within the authentic sport might spare Aeirth from demise, nevertheless it’s not an ideal resolution, and he or she wasn’t actually meant to outlive.
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