And finally, was there ever going to be another #1? There's simply no more iconic or lamented death scene in video game history than that of Aerith in the original version of Final Fantasy VII.

The more ways players can prevent death, the better, and Reprieve will do it for Aerith. She is not the only character that can gain the Reprieve weapon skill either, as Cloud has it on his iconic ...

But it doesn’t take long for fans and Square Enix to find ways to cheat death, from GameShark codes allowing players to keep Aerith in the party after she’s dead, to Square Enix futzing with ...

That’s thanks in part to its brain-bending conclusion, which replaces Aerith’s straightforward death with a surreal odyssey complete with a dreamlike prelude and an ambiguous conclusion.

Ever since the release of the original Final Fantasy 7, fans have agonized over the game's biggest, best-known tragic moment: Aerith's death. Could she be saved? Was it possible? For years ...

Not the new remakes on PlayStation 5, but the original 1997 game. A new skip makes it possible to jump right to Aerith’s death, earlier than players had ever expected. She’ll still die in the ...

Not the new remakes on PlayStation 5, but the original 1997 game. A new skip makes it possible to jump right to Aerith’s death, earlier than players had ever expected. She’ll still die in the ...

The original Final Fantasy 7 may be over 27 years old, though speedrunners are still finding ways to not only beat the JRPG as quickly as possible but completely side-step one of its most tragic ...